High strain-induced wavelength tunability in tapered fibre acousto-optic filters

Authors
Diez, A Kakarantzas, G Birks, TA Russell, PS
Citation
A. Diez et al., High strain-induced wavelength tunability in tapered fibre acousto-optic filters, ELECTR LETT, 36(14), 2000, pp. 1187-1188
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
ELECTRONICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
00135194 → ACNP
Volume
36
Issue
14
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1187 - 1188
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(20000706)36:14<1187:HSWTIT>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
A study into the effect of the strain on a tapered fibre acoustooptic filte r is presented. The centre wavelengths of the resonances are dramatically a ffected by strain: > 500 nm tunability range has been obtained for a maximu m applied strain of 1.3 x 10(-2).