High-efficiency all-fiber phase modulator using an annular zinc oxide piezoelectric transducer

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1026-1028

  Roe, M P ^a   Wacogne, B ^b   Pannell, C N ^b  

^a Helsby Technology Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT MODULATORS; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHASE MODULATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; TENSORS; ZINC OXIDE;

ACOUSTOOPTIC INTERACTION; FIBER CORE; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER;

PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0030212781     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.508726     Document Type: Article

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