Title :
Narrow-band acousto-optic tunable filter fabricated from highly uniform tapered optical fiber
Author :
Dimmick, T.E. ; Kakarantzas, G. ; Birks, T.A. ; Russell, Philip St.J
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Bath Univ., UK
Abstract :
A 2.9 nm bandwidth AOTF was fabricated from highly uniform, tapered optical fiber. The filter had an excess loss of 0.02 dB, >20 dB extinction, was polarization insensitive, and had the smallest bandwidth-length product reported to date.
Keywords :
acousto-optical filters; optical communication equipment; optical fiber fabrication; optical fiber filters; optical fiber losses; optical fiber polarization; wavelength division multiplexing; bandwidth-length product; dB extinction; excess loss; highly uniform tapered optical fiber; narrow-band acousto-optic tunable filter fabrication; polarization insensitive; Acoustic devices; Acoustic waves; Bandwidth; Narrowband; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber filters; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.869404
