Title :
Apodization of an elliptic-core two-mode fiber acousto-optic tunable filter
Author :
Park, Hynn Chul ; Park, Hee Su ; Kim, Byaung Yoon
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
We demonstrate a new apodization technique for an elliptic-core two-mode fiber acousto-optic tunable filter based on controlling the acoustic polarization. The intensity of the sidelobes in the filter spectrum was reduced by almost 6 dB using this apodization technique.
Keywords :
acoustic imaging; acousto-optical filters; optical fibre filters; optical fibre polarisation; optical images; optical tuning; acoustic polarization control; apodization; elliptic-core two-mode fiber acousto-optic tunable filter; filter spectrum sidelobe intensity; Acoustic devices; Acoustic transducers; Acoustic waves; Band pass filters; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber filters; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.193080
