Title :
Electro-optic sensor from high-Q resonance between optical D-fiber and slab waveguide
Author :
Gibson, Richard ; Selfridge, Richard ; Schultz, Stephen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT
Abstract :
An electric-field sensor is specially fabricated with an optical D-fiber that utilizes weak evanescent coupling with a lithium niobate slab waveguide. Resonant modes with a Q-factor of ~13,000 yield high sensitivity for detecting electric fields.
Keywords :
Q-factor; electric field measurement; electro-optical devices; fibre optic sensors; lithium compounds; optical fabrication; optical waveguides; slabs; LiNbO3; Q-factor; electric-field sensor; electro-optic sensor; lithium niobate slab waveguide; optical D-fiber; resonant modes; weak evanescent coupling; Earth Observing System; Electrooptic devices; Optical coupling; Optical fiber devices; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Q factor; Resonance; Slabs; 060.2370; 280.4788;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
