Title :
Surface-acoustic-wave-driven acoustooptic modulator with wide wavelength range for visible laser light
Author :
Kakio, Shoji ; Shinkai, Susumu ; Kawate, Hiroyuki ; Nakagawa, Yasuhiko
Author_Institution :
Interdiscipl. Grad. Sch. of Med. & Eng., Yamanashi Univ., Kofu
Abstract :
A surface-acoustic-wave-driven acoustooptic modulator was fabricated on 128deg Y-cut LiNbO3 for visible laser light. Peak diffraction efficiencies of 85, 82, and 47% were obtained for optical wavelengths of 633, 532, and 473 nm, respectively.
Keywords :
acousto-optical modulation; laser beams; lithium compounds; optical materials; surface acoustic wave devices; LiNbO3; surface-acoustic-wave-driven acoustooptic modulator; visible laser light; Optical diffraction; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Surface acoustic waves; Surface emitting lasers; Surface waves; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610363
