Title :
Observation of SAW solitons with an optical sampling probe
Author :
Kavalerov, V. ; Kasaya, N. ; Inoue, M. ; Fujii, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Toyohashi Univ. of Technol., Japan
Abstract :
A novel optical probe for surface acoustic wave waveform measurements has been constructed. Resolution 1.3 /spl mu/m and bandwidth 1 GHz allowed to observe for the first time a breakdown of high power SAW into solitons.
Keywords :
acoustic variables measurement; acousto-optical effects; nonlinear acoustics; signal sampling; solitons; surface acoustic waves; 1 GHz; 1.3 micron; SAW soliton; optical sampling probe; surface acoustic wave waveform measurement; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Optical solitons; Optical surface waves; Probes; Sampling methods; Surface acoustic waves;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 1996. MWP '96. Technical Digest., 1996 Internatonal Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3129-X
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.1996.662112
