Title :
Low drive power, sidelobe free acousto-optic tunable filters/switches
Author :
Qin, C.S. ; Huang, G.C. ; Chan, K.T. ; Cheung, K.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
fDate :
7/20/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new family of acousto-optic tunable filters (AOTFs) based on collinear beam interaction on TeO2 are demonstrated. The sidelobes are suppressed by over 33 dB and the filters require very low RF drive power (20 mW) to operate
Keywords :
acousto-optical filters; acousto-optical switches; circuit tuning; wavelength division multiplexing; 20 mW; RF drive power; TeO2; acousto-optic tunable filters; acousto-optic tunable switches; collinear beam interaction; sidelobe free;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19950829