• DocumentCode
    1034893
  • Title

    Optical frequency shifter using linearly birefringent monomode fibre

  • Author

    Pannell, C.N. ; Tatam, Ralph P. ; Jones, J.D.C. ; Jackson, D.A.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Kent at Canterbury, Physics Laboratory, Canterbury, UK
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    16
  • fYear
    1987
  • Firstpage
    847
  • Lastpage
    848
  • Abstract
    An optical frequency shifter has been constructed which uses travelling acoustic flexure waves induced on a single linearly birefringent monomode fibre to produce mode coupling between the two orthogonal polarisation eigenmodes. The output of the frequency shifter is examined using a heterodyne interferometer. The measured efficiency was ¿2% at a shift frequency of 491 kHz.
  • Keywords
    acousto-optical devices; birefringence; optical fibres; 2 percent; 491 kHz; heterodyne interferometer; linearly birefringent monomode fibre; mode coupling; optical frequency shifter; orthogonal polarisation eigenmodes; shift frequency; travelling acoustic flexure waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19870599
  • Filename
    4257936
    • Link To Document
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