Title :
All-fiber acousto-optic tunable bandpass filter
Author :
Dimmick, T.E. ; Satorius, D.A. ; Burdge, G.L.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Phys. Sci., College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
We report a novel, 3.5 nm bandpass, zero frequency shift, all-fiber AOTF employing a single acoustic flexural wave to couple light from the core mode to a cladding mode (propagating past a core block) and back again to the core mode.
Keywords :
acousto-optical filters; band-pass filters; coupled mode analysis; light propagation; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre filters; optical tuning; all-fiber acousto-optic tunable bandpass filter; bandpass zero frequency shift all-fiber AOTF; cladding mode; core block; core mode; light coupling; light propagation; single acoustic flexural wave; Acoustic waves; Band pass filters; Frequency; Optical coupling; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber filters; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
