• 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