Title :
Intersatellite and Fiber-Optic Communication with Stripe Domains
Author :
Torok, E.J. ; Krawczak, J.A. ; Nelson, G.L. ; Fritz, B.S. ; Harvey, W.A. ; Hewitt, F.G.
Author_Institution :
Advanced Optics CTC, Sperry, Box 64525, St. Paul MN 55164-0525
Abstract :
Stripe domains in bismuth substituted garnet films act as a phase diffraction grating via the Faraday effect. The stripes are alterable in both orientation and in periodicity by an applied expernal magnetic field; the result is a a two dimensional wide angle light deflector. The application of such films for intersatellite communication and for a non-blocking fiber-optic switchboard is described.
Keywords :
Bismuth; Communication switching; Diffraction gratings; Garnet films; Magnetization; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Sensor arrays; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference - Communications-Computers: Teamed for the 90's, 1986. MILCOM 1986. IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1986.4805802
