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Demonstration and optical characteristics of electro-optic Bragg modulators in periodically poled lithium niobate in the near infrared

Demonstration and optical characteristics of electro-optic Bragg modulators in periodically poled lithium niobate in the near infrared
Demonstration and optical characteristics of electro-optic Bragg modulators in periodically poled lithium niobate in the near infrared
We report the infrared operation of a bulk optical Bragg modulator based on electro-optically induced refractive index gratings in z-cut periodically poled lithium niobate. Efficiencies in the first order of 45% for 1064 nm e-polarized light and 30% for o-polarized light were achieved, with maximum on/off ratios of 15:1 and 9:1, respectively. Field-induced light scattering effects due to poling are observed at higher drive voltages and compromised device performance due to these scattering effects is predicted to limit long-wavelength operation of these devices.
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Abernethy, J.A., Gawith, C.B.E., Eason, R.W. and Smith, P.G.R. (2002) Demonstration and optical characteristics of electro-optic Bragg modulators in periodically poled lithium niobate in the near infrared. Applied Physics Letters, 81 (14), 2514-2516. (doi:10.1063/1.1510964).

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We report the infrared operation of a bulk optical Bragg modulator based on electro-optically induced refractive index gratings in z-cut periodically poled lithium niobate. Efficiencies in the first order of 45% for 1064 nm e-polarized light and 30% for o-polarized light were achieved, with maximum on/off ratios of 15:1 and 9:1, respectively. Field-induced light scattering effects due to poling are observed at higher drive voltages and compromised device performance due to these scattering effects is predicted to limit long-wavelength operation of these devices.

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Published date: 2002
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Local EPrints ID: 13774
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/13774
DOI: doi:10.1063/1.1510964
ISSN: 0003-6951
PURE UUID: 704855a0-7a90-479f-8382-e77c515a6e4b
ORCID for C.B.E. Gawith: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3502-3558
ORCID for R.W. Eason: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9704-2204
ORCID for P.G.R. Smith: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0319-718X

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Date deposited: 01 Jan 2005
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:12

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Author: J.A. Abernethy
Author: C.B.E. Gawith ORCID iD
Author: R.W. Eason ORCID iD
Author: P.G.R. Smith ORCID iD

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