Title :
High-frequency, stripline, multireflection electrooptic beam deflectors
Author :
Renkoski, Timothy E. ; Nunnally, W.C. ; Gahl, John
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, USA
fDate :
6/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel electrooptic (EO) beam deflector has been designed through numerical simulation. This stripline lithium tantalate device has the potential to electrooptically modulate the deflection of an optical pulse at unprecedented frequencies. Velocity matching of the optical pulse to a high-frequency transmission line signal is achieved through reflections of the fast optical pulse. An optimal design criterion is formulated for this device. Deflection capability is estimated to be 8°. The device is intended for use in deflection-based optical analog-digital (A/D) conversion.
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; electro-optical deflectors; electro-optical modulation; high-speed optical techniques; lithium compounds; optical design techniques; deflection-based optical analog-digital conversion; electrooptical modulation; high-frequency stripline multireflection electrooptic beam deflectors; high-frequency transmission line signal; numerical simulation; optical pulse deflection; stripline lithium tantalate device; velocity matching; Electrooptic deflectors; Electrooptic devices; Electrooptic modulators; Frequency; Lithium compounds; Numerical simulation; Optical pulses; Pulse modulation; Stripline; Transmission lines; Analog–digital (A/D) conversion; electrooptic (EO) deflectors; electrooptic (EO) devices; laser beam steering; microwave devices; traveling-wave devices;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2005.849905
