Thin-Film Acoustooptic and Electrooptic Devices with Applications to Integrated/Fiber Optic Signal Processing and Communications.

Abstract

During the third program year emphasis of research was placed six subareas, namely, very high scanning-rate light beam deflection/switching, spectrum analysis of very wideband RF signals, wideband AO Bragg cell using multiple tilted transducer but without electronic phase shifters, wideband AO Bragg cell using a tilted-finger chirp transducer, improvement in fabrication capability, and acoustooptic Bragg deflection in crossed channel optical waveguides. Major progress and achievements for each are described: Very High Scanning-Rate AO Light Beam Deflection and Switching; Spectrum Analysis of Very Wideband RF Signals; Wideband AO Bragg Cell Using Multiple Tilted Transducer But Without Electronic Phase Shifters; Wideband AO Bragg Cell Using a Tilted-Finger Chirp Transducer; Improvement in Fabrication Capability; and Acoustooptic Bragg Deflection in Crossed Channel Optical Waveguides.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA098880

Entities

People

  • Chen S. Tsai

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Waves
  • Acousto-Optic Modulators
  • Analyzers
  • Diffraction
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Frequency Bands
  • Modulators
  • Optical Fibers
  • Optical Waveguides
  • Optoelectronic Devices
  • Signal Processing
  • Spectrum Analysis
  • Spectrum Analyzers
  • Surface Acoustic Waves
  • Transducers
  • Waveguides

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics