Sagnac interferometer amplitude modulator

Author

Dennis, M.L. ; Duling, I.N. ; Burns, W.K.

Author_Institution

US Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

2-7 June 1996

Firstpage

331

Lastpage

332

Abstract

Summary form only given. We have demonstrated broadband amplitude modulation using a travelling wave phase modulator in a Sagnac interferometer. The inherent bias stability when using a regular phase modulator makes this scheme advantageous over the Mach-Zehnder configuration in situations where low frequency response is not essential, such as subcarrier multiplexed analog communications and fiberfed radar applications.

Keywords

amplitude modulation; fibre optic sensors; frequency response; light interferometers; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; phase modulation; stability; Mach-Zehnder configuration; Sagnac interferometer amplitude modulator; broadband amplitude modulation; fiberfed radar applications; inherent bias stability; low frequency response; regular phase modulator; subcarrier multiplexed analog communications; travelling wave phase modulator; Amplitude modulation; Laser noise; Optical distortion; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Packaging; Sagnac interferometers;

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

864751