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Nanosecond response of bulk-optical Bragg-diffraction modulator based on periodically poled LiNbO3

Nanosecond response of bulk-optical Bragg-diffraction modulator based on periodically poled LiNbO3
Nanosecond response of bulk-optical Bragg-diffraction modulator based on periodically poled LiNbO3
For the first time transients are measured for a bulk-optical Bragg-diffraction modulator based on an electro-optically induced grating in periodically poled LiNbO3 (PPLN). Optical pulse risetimes of 1.2 nsec are reported with a first order diffraction efficiency of 76 % for circular Gaussian beams. The fast risetime is accounted for by a substantially suppressed excitation of acoustic thickness modes and careful electrode design. The device could replace acousto-optical Bragg-deflectors for many applications due to a reduction of the risetime by more than an order of magnitude.
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Gnewuch, H., Pannell, C.N., Ross, G.W., Geiger, H. and Smith, P.G.R. (1998) Nanosecond response of bulk-optical Bragg-diffraction modulator based on periodically poled LiNbO3. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 10 (12), 1730-1732. (doi:10.1109/68.730484).

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For the first time transients are measured for a bulk-optical Bragg-diffraction modulator based on an electro-optically induced grating in periodically poled LiNbO3 (PPLN). Optical pulse risetimes of 1.2 nsec are reported with a first order diffraction efficiency of 76 % for circular Gaussian beams. The fast risetime is accounted for by a substantially suppressed excitation of acoustic thickness modes and careful electrode design. The device could replace acousto-optical Bragg-deflectors for many applications due to a reduction of the risetime by more than an order of magnitude.

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Published date: 1998
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Local EPrints ID: 77889
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/77889
DOI: doi:10.1109/68.730484
ISSN: 1041-1135
PURE UUID: eeb05fa1-2a1a-4bae-95f8-8639593d3d5a
ORCID for P.G.R. Smith: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0319-718X

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Date deposited: 11 Mar 2010
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 02:38

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Author: H. Gnewuch
Author: C.N. Pannell
Author: G.W. Ross
Author: H. Geiger
Author: P.G.R. Smith ORCID iD

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