Optical Guided Wave Mode Conversion by an Acoustic Surface Wave

L. Kuhn, P. F. Heidrich, E. G. Lean

Applied Physics Letters · 1971 · 94 citations · 7 references

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Abstract

The experimental observation of efficient (55%) mode conversion of thin-film optical guided waves by a collinear interaction with a surface acoustic wave is reported. The effects of waveguide dispersion and finite geometry are discussed.

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