Acoustic-optic filters

Author

Tony, Essam ; Chaudhuri, Sujeet K.

Author_Institution

Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada

Volume

13

Issue

4

fYear

1994

Firstpage

19

Lastpage

22

Abstract

Optical filters are an important building block in the next generation of optical communication systems. Optical networks seem to be headed towards densely packed wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) systems. These WDM systems require optical filters for the purpose of wavelength selection and switching. Numerous optical filters have been proposed including acousto-optical filters, electro-optical filters, and Fabry-Perots. Acoustically tunable optical filters (ATOFs) are considered promising. ATOFs are not only an important WDM device; they have great potential in many other applications such as optical spectroscopy. The acousto-optic tunable filter has a unique combination of desirable properties. These properties make it a potentially important building block.<>

Keywords

acousto-optical filters; optical communication equipment; wavelength division multiplexing; Fabry-Perot filters; WDM systems; acoustic-optic filters; acoustically tunable optical filters; acousto-optical filters; electro-optical filters; optical communication systems; optical filters; optical networks; optical spectroscopy; wavelength selection; wavelength switching; wavelength-division multiplexing; Acoustic diffraction; Acoustic waves; Band pass filters; Frequency; Optical diffraction; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical variables control;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Potentials, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0278-6648

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/45.329291

Filename

329291