Visualization of optical deflection and switching operations by a domain-engineered-based LiNbO3 electro-optic device

Optics Express

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1212-1222

  Coppola, Giuseppe ^a   Ferraro, Pietro ^a   Iodice, Mario ^a   De Nicola, Sergio ^b   Grilli, Simonetta ^c   Mazzotti, Davide ^c   De Natale, Paolo ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LITHIUM NIOBATE; OPTICAL SWITCHES; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

AMPLITUDE MODULATORS; OPTICAL DEFLECTION; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION (TIR); VOLTAGE GENERATORS (VG);

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 2942701982     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.11.001212     Document Type: Article

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