Ultra-compact acousto-optic modulator of a fibre Bragg grating in a highly birefringent suspended core fibre

Ricardo E. Da Silva, Egor Manuylovich, Namita Sahoo, Martin Becker, Manfred Rothhardt, Hartmut Bartelt, David J. Webb

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Abstract

Highly efficient and compact acousto-optic modulator of a fibre Bragg grating is reported for the first time. The device is composed of millimetre scaled components and a 1 cm grating inscribed in a four air holes birefringent suspended core fibre. The reflection of the orthogonal polarization modes is tuned by a sinusoidal electrical signal at the resonance frequency of 469 kHz. A significant modulation depth of 45% is achieved at a maximum drive voltage of 10 V. The demonstrated 4 cm long all-fibre modulator is 60% shorter compared to previous similar setups, indicating new possibilities for stable and fast switching of fibre-integrated photonic devices.

Original languageEnglish
Article number117730U
JournalProceedings of SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume11773
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Apr 2021
EventMicro-structured and Specialty Optical Fibres VII - Online Only, Czech Republic
Duration: 19 Apr 202124 Apr 2021

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Funding Information:
This project has received funding from the European Union´s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No 713694.

Keywords

  • Acousto-optic modulator
  • Birefringent suspended core fibre
  • Fibre Bragg grating

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