Plzt based high-efficiency electro-optic grating for optical switching

Q. Wang Song, Pierre J. Talbot, Joanne H. Maurice

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Abstract

A high diffraction efficiency electro-optic phase grating is fabricated by depositing transparent interdigital electrodes on a lanthanum-modified lead zirconate titanate ceramic wafer. The diffraction efficiency is controlled by an applied d.c. voltage. The zero-order light is completely shut off when the firstorder diffraction reaches its maximum, with a voltage of 140 V. The device can be used as a voltage-controlled switch in optical interconnects.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)717-727
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Modern Optics
Volume41
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 1994

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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