Title :
Acousto-optic tunable mode coupler
Author :
Fernandes, Guilherme ; Niehus, M. ; Marques, C.A.F. ; Nogueira, R.N. ; Pinto, Armando N.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Telecomun., Aveiro, Portugal
Abstract :
We designed and implemented a tunable mode coupler based on the acousto-optic effect applied to a multimode tapered optical fiber. Experimental measurements corroborated the theoretical model.
Keywords :
acousto-optical devices; acousto-optical effects; optical design techniques; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre fabrication; optical tuning; acoustooptic tunable mode coupler; multimode tapered optical fiber; optical design; Acoustic waves; Couplings; Laser beams; Laser modes; Optical fibers; Optical refraction;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
