Integrated-Optic Acoustically-Tunable Filters for WDM Networks

Recent advances in fully integrated acoustically tuned optical filters (ATOFs) for use in wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) are reviewed. Experiments in parallel processing of wavelength channels are described. The ATOF uses the photoelastic effect induced by a surface acoustic wave (SAW) to flip the polarization state of a narrow phase-matched band of wavelengths. A unique feature of the ATOF is that many wavelengths can be simultaneously and independently processed, because the associated SAW beams can be superimposed with negligible interaction at the drive levels required for complete polarization conversion. This parallel processing capability has been used to select as many as five out of eight laser channels in an experiment in which each channel was tagged by a separate microwave subcarrier. Polarization-independent devices are also discussed. A polarization-diversity ATOF that decomposes an input beam into TE (horizontal) and TM (vertical) components, interchanges TE and TM roles for the resonant wavelength, and reroutes the filtered beam into a spatially distinct port is described. >

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