TY - JOUR
T1 - Low-cost optical amplitude modulator based on a tapered single-mode optical fiber
AU - Matías, Ignacio R.
AU - López-Amo, Manuel
AU - Montero, Francisco
AU - Fernández-Valdivielso, Carlos
AU - Arregui, Francisco J.
AU - Bariáin, Candido
PY - 2001/1/10
Y1 - 2001/1/10
N2 - A new, to our knowledge, modulator based on a tapered single-mode optical fiber is introduced. The electro-optic device consists of a tapered optical fiber placed on a resonator made of a piezoelectric material. An electrical signal applied to the piezoelectric material makes the taper bend, and that displacement produces a modulation in the intensity of the optical signal traveling through the fiber. This device is very easy to build and is low in cost. Because of its nature, this new device might be very useful in optical fiber sensors. Its performance is analyzed, and the results are discussed.
AB - A new, to our knowledge, modulator based on a tapered single-mode optical fiber is introduced. The electro-optic device consists of a tapered optical fiber placed on a resonator made of a piezoelectric material. An electrical signal applied to the piezoelectric material makes the taper bend, and that displacement produces a modulation in the intensity of the optical signal traveling through the fiber. This device is very easy to build and is low in cost. Because of its nature, this new device might be very useful in optical fiber sensors. Its performance is analyzed, and the results are discussed.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0038164953
U2 - 10.1364/AO.40.000228
DO - 10.1364/AO.40.000228
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0038164953
SN - 1559-128X
VL - 40
SP - 228
EP - 234
JO - Applied Optics
JF - Applied Optics
IS - 2
ER -