Title :
Polarisation-independent tunable bandpass filter utilising symmetric branch beam splitters
Author :
Ping, Y. ; Eknoyan, O. ; Taylor, H.F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
fDate :
7/22/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A two-port polarisation-independent electro-optically tunable bandpass filter in Ti:LiNbO3 in the 1535 nm wavelength regime using strain-induced polarisation conversion with a tuning rate of 0.082 nm/V and a tuning range of 13 nm is reported.
Keywords :
band-pass filters; electro-optical filters; lithium compounds; optical beam splitters; optical communication equipment; optical waveguide filters; titanium; 1535 nm; LiNbO3:Ti; electrooptically tunable bandpass filter; polarisation independent tunable bandpass filter; strain induced polarisation; symmetric branch beam splitter;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20045459