DocumentCode
795811
Title
Low-loss all-fibre amplitude modulator at 1.55 μm
Author
Farwell, S.G. ; Culverhouse, D.O. ; Birks, T.A. ; Russell, P. St J
Author_Institution
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Volume
32
Issue
6
fYear
1996
fDate
3/14/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
577
Lastpage
578
Abstract
A monolithic singlemode fibre acousto-optic amplitude modulator is reported at a wavelength of 1.55 μm. Nearly 100% modulation is achieved at a modulation frequency of 0.88 MHz for an electrical drive power of <0.6 mW
Keywords
acousto-optical modulation; optical communication equipment; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; 0.6 mW; 1.55 mum; electrical drive power; low-loss all-fibre amplitude modulator; modulation frequency; monolithic singlemode fibre acousto-optic amplitude modulator;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19960341
Filename
490484
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