Compact optical microfiber phase modulator

A compact optical microfiber phase modulator with MHz bandwidth is presented. A micrometer-diameter microfiber is wound on a millimeter-diameter piezoelectric ceramic rod with two electrodes. When a voltage is applied to the piezoelectric ceramic, the rod is strained, leading to a phase change along...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Xueliang (Author), Belal, M. (Author), Chen, G.Y (Author), Song, Zhangqi (Author), Brambilla, G. (Author), Newson, T.P (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2012.
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