Title :
Active Y-junctions in the mid-IR based on Lithium Niobate Ti-diffused waveguides: Application to nulling interferometry
Author :
Heidmann, S. ; Courjal, N. ; Martin, G.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Planetologie et d´´Astrophys. de Grenoble (IPAG), UJF-Grenoble 1, Grenoble, France
Abstract :
In this paper we present our recent achievements in active Y-junctions devoted to nulling interferometry in the L and M band (respectively centered at 3.7μm and 4.75μm).
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; light interferometry; lithium compounds; optical waveguides; active Y-junctions; lithium niobate Ti-diffused waveguides; mid-IR; nulling interferometry; Mirrors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5943679
