DocumentCode
947715
Title
Interaction of high-frequency sound with fibre-guided coherent light
Author
Howard, David ; Hall, Trevor J.
Author_Institution
University College London, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, London, UK
Volume
14
Issue
19
fYear
1978
Firstpage
620
Lastpage
621
Abstract
Variations in mechanical stress applied to an optical fibre result in a phase modulation of coherent light propagating along the fibre. Mechanical vibration modes of the fibre have been found to play an important role in this process. This letter describes the effect of these vibration modes and presents experimental evidence of the accentuation of the phase modulation due to one of these modes.
Keywords
acousto-optical effects; guided light propagation; optical fibres; optical modulation; phase modulation; piezo-optical effects; HF sound; fibre guided coherent light; mechanical vibration modes; phase modulation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19780417
Filename
4242594
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