Title :
The new architecture of thermostable acoustooptic tunable filter with super narrow optical linewidth and low sidelobe level
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Semicond. Phys., Acad. of Sci., Novosibirsk, Russia
Abstract :
The new architecture of a noncollinear acoustooptic tunable filter (AOTF) based on multi-reflector beam expanders is presented. It provides smaller size, thinner linewidth, and better thermostability than any collinear AOTF on the same material.
Keywords :
acousto-optical filters; optical tuning; spectral line breadth; thermal stability; dense wavelength-division multiplexing optical networks; low sidelobe level; noncollinear acoustooptic tunable filter architecture; smaller size; super narrow optical linewidth; thermostable acoustooptic tunable filter; thinner linewidth; Acoustic beams; Optical beams; Optical fiber devices; Optical filters; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Strips; Surface acoustic waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159561
