Title :
Technology and applications of the integrated acousto-optic filter
Author :
Smith, David A. ; Bao, Zhuoyu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Appl. Phys., Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH, USA
Abstract :
Technology of the integrated acousto-optic filter has advanced remarkably over the last several years, leading to polarization diversity WDM switches, filters and switches with controllable passband shape, and AOTFs with internal gain. Along with these technological developments, AOTFs have advanced in many important applications areas including WDM optical communication systems, gain equalization of optical amplifier chains, intracavity tuning of lasers and optical spectrometry. The evolution of the AOTF is reviewed and several applications presented
Keywords :
acousto-optical filters; acousto-optical switches; band-pass filters; fibre lasers; integrated optics; laser tuning; light polarisation; spectrometer accessories; wavelength division multiplexing; EDFA gain equalization; WDM optical communication systems; controllable passband shape; gain equalization; integrated acousto-optic filter; internal gain; intracavity laser tuning; optical amplifier chains; optical spectrometry; polarization diversity WDM switches; Communication switching; Communication system control; Laser tuning; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical switches; Passband; Shape control; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Electrotechnical Conference, 1996. MELECON '96., 8th Mediterranean
Conference_Location :
Bari
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3109-5
DOI :
10.1109/MELCON.1996.550970
