Fabry-Perot intensity modulator

Author

Vieira, A.J.C. ; Herczfeld, Peter R. ; Rankin, Max ; Contarino, V.M.

Author_Institution

Center for Microwave & Lightwave Eng., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

2-7 June 1996

Firstpage

295

Lastpage

296

Abstract

Summary form only given. This work concerns the development of a bulk Fabry-Perot optical intensity modulator. Many applications, such as lidar, require the microwave modulation of high-power (>1 MW) blue-green (532 nm) optical pulses. Because commercially available modulators cannot meet these requirements, a novel device was conceived, as described in the ensuing sections. The Fabry-Perot cavity was formed by depositing dielectric mirrors directly on the end surfaces of a l-mm-long y-cut LiNbO/sub 3/:MgO crystal.

Keywords

Fabry-Perot interferometers; Fabry-Perot resonators; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; laser mirrors; lithium compounds; magnesium compounds; optical materials; optical radar; 1 MW; 1 mm; 532 nm; Fabry-Perot cavity; Fabry-Perot intensity modulator; LiNbO/sub 3/:MgO; LiNbO/sub 3/:MgO crystal; dielectric mirrors; end surfaces; high-power blue-green optical pulses; lidar; microwave modulation; Chromium; Fabry-Perot; Intensity modulation; Mirrors; Optical bistability; Optical buffering; Optical modulation; P-i-n diodes; Reflectivity; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-443-2

Type

conf

Filename

864696