LOW-POWER ACOUSTOOPTIC DEVICE BASED ON A TAPERED SINGLE-MODE FIBER

Authors
BIRKS TA RUSSELL PSJ PANNELL CN
Citation
Ta. Birks et al., LOW-POWER ACOUSTOOPTIC DEVICE BASED ON A TAPERED SINGLE-MODE FIBER, IEEE photonics technology letters, 6(6), 1994, pp. 725-727
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Optics,"Physics, Applied
Journal title
IEEE photonics technology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
10411135
Volume
6
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
725 - 727
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-1135(1994)6:6<725:LADBOA>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
A new type of fiber acousto-optic device, based on tapered single-mode fiber, is described. Unlike earlier designs, the overlap between the acoustic and optical waves is complete, so very little acoustic power is required. Maximum coupling in an experimental device was attained f or an electrical drive power of just 0.5 mW.