Title :
Demonstration of a novel all-fiber bandpass acousto-optic tunable filter
Author :
Dashti, Pedraln Z. ; Kim, Chmg-Seok ; Li, Qun ; Lee, Henry P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Irvine, CA, USA
Abstract :
An all-fiber tunable bandpass filter is demonstrated. A dual acousto-optic grating inside a Sagnac loop changes the polarization of the light over a narrow bandwidth which redirects the light from reflection to the transmission port.
Keywords :
Sagnac interferometers; acousto-optical devices; acousto-optical filters; band-pass filters; diffraction gratings; optical fibre filters; optical fibre polarisation; optical tuning; Sagnac loop; all-fiber bandpass acousto-optic tunable filter; bandwidth; dual acousto-optic grating; light polarization; light transmission port; redirected light reflection; Acoustic reflection; Acoustic waves; Band pass filters; Bandwidth; Fiber gratings; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical reflection; Sagnac interferometers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.193078
