Acousto-optic frequency modulator
Optics
2012-06-07 v1
Abstract
Frequency modulation of a continuous wave laser source enables generation of photons at multiple frequencies from a single pump laser. Such multiple closely spaced laser lines are important for high data rate QAM in dense-WDM networks. In this paper we present a monolithic silicon acousto-optic frequency modulator (AOFM) operating at 1.09GHz. We demonstrate frequency modulation of a 1564nm wavelength pump laser, resulting in generation of sideband laser lines spaced by 0.009nm.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1205.6246,
title = {Acousto-optic frequency modulator},
author = {Siddharth Tallur and Sunil A. Bhave},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1205.6246},
year = {2012}
}