Switchable fiber-optic tap using the acousto-optic Bragg interaction
Optics Letters, Vol. 11, Issue 7, pp. 476-478 (1986)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.11.000476
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Abstract
A new type of electronically switchable optical-fiber tap using acousto-optic Bragg diffraction is demonstrated. An acoustic transducer on a wedge launches an acoustic beam through a Hertzian contact into a D-shaped optical fiber, diffracting light out through the side of the fiber. The bandwidth of the tap is greater than 1 GHz centered at 3.5 GHz, with a tap efficiency of 0.01% per watt of rf power. The tap does not damage the fiber and is completely reversible, so its location on the fiber can easily be adjusted.
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Citation
B. L. Heffner, G. S. Kino, B. T. Khuri-Yakub, and W. P. Risk, "Switchable fiber-optic tap using the acousto-optic Bragg interaction," Opt. Lett. 11, 476-478 (1986)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-11-7-476
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