Title :
TE-TM mode converter with rapid response using photoelastic effect of surface acoustic wave
Author :
Sato, Sho ; Kakio, Shoji
Author_Institution :
Interdiscipl. Grad. Sch. of Med. & Eng., Univ. of Yamanashi, Kofu, Japan
Abstract :
A TE-TM mode converter in which the perturbation of off-diagonal elements of the dielectric tensor can be provided by propagating a leaky surface acoustic wave perpendicular to a straight-channel optical waveguide was proposed and demonstrated.
Keywords :
acousto-optical devices; optical waveguides; photoelasticity; surface acoustic wave waveguides; tensors; TE-TM mode converter; dielectric tensor; leaky surface acoustic wave; photoelastic effect; rapid response; straight-channel optical waveguide; Optical device fabrication; Optical diffraction; Optical filters; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Surface acoustic waves;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2011 16th
Conference_Location :
Kaohsiung
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-288-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-986-02-8974-9
