DocumentCode
1060220
Title
Guided-wave acoustooptic FM modulator
Author
Christensen, C.P. ; Steier, W.H. ; Basu, R.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Volume
11
Issue
10
fYear
1975
fDate
10/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
849
Lastpage
850
Abstract
Phase modulation of guided optical waves by longitudinal sound is observed in a thin-film modulator of simple construction. The dependence of modulation sideband amplitudes upon acoustic strain is investigated, and device performance is found to be close to that predicted by theory.
Keywords
Acoustic devices; Acoustic transducers; Acoustic waves; Glass; Optical films; Optical modulation; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Phase modulation; Substrates;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1975.1068535
Filename
1068535
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