All-fiber 10 MHz acousto-optic modulator of a fiber Bragg grating at 1060 nm wavelength

作者:Silva Ricardo E*; Tiess Tobias; Becker Martin; Eschrich Tina; Rothhardt Manfred; Jaeger Matthias; Pohl Alexandre A P; Bartelt Hartmut
来源:Optics Express, 2015, 23(20): 25972-25978.
DOI:10.1364/OE.23.025972

摘要

Acousto-optic modulation of a 1 cm fiber Bragg grating at 10.9 MHz frequency and 1065 nm wavelength is demonstrated for the first time. A special modulator design is employed to acoustically induce a dynamic radial long period grating which couples power of the fundamental mode to the higher-order modes supported by the Bragg grating. A modulated reflection band with a depth of 16 dB and 320 pm bandwidth has been achieved. The results indicate a higher modulation frequency compared to previous studies using flexural acoustic waves. In addition, the reduction of the grating length and the modulator size points to compact and faster acousto-optic modulators.

  • 出版日期2015-10-5