• DocumentCode
    1537162
  • Title

    Optical fibre modulator using electro-optic polymer overlay

  • Author

    Wilkinson, Michael ; Hill, J.R. ; Cassidy, S.A.

  • Author_Institution
    British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    5/23/1991 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    979
  • Lastpage
    981
  • Abstract
    An optical fibre modulator based on evanescent coupling into a high refractive index overlay is demonstrated. Optical amplitude modulation is achieved by applying a voltage across an electro-optic polymer overlay on a polished half-coupler block.
  • Keywords
    amplitude modulation; electro-optical devices; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; optical modulation; polymer films; AM; electro-optic polymer overlay; evanescent coupling; high refractive index overlay; optical amplitude modulation; optical fibre modulator; polished half-coupler block;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19910611
  • Filename
    78126