Nanosecond response of bulk-optical Bragg-diffraction modulator based on periodically poled LiNbO<sub>3</sub>

For the first time transients are measured for a bulk-optical Bragg-diffraction modulator based on an electro-optically induced grating in periodically poled LiNbO<sub>3</sub> (PPLN). Optical pulse risetimes of 1.2 nsec are reported with a first order diffraction efficiency of 76 % for c...

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Main Authors: Gnewuch, H. (Author), Pannell, C.N (Author), Ross, G.W (Author), Geiger, H. (Author), Smith, P.G.R (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 1998.
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520 |a For the first time transients are measured for a bulk-optical Bragg-diffraction modulator based on an electro-optically induced grating in periodically poled LiNbO<sub>3</sub> (PPLN). Optical pulse risetimes of 1.2 nsec are reported with a first order diffraction efficiency of 76 % for circular Gaussian beams. The fast risetime is accounted for by a substantially suppressed excitation of acoustic thickness modes and careful electrode design. The device could replace acousto-optical Bragg-deflectors for many applications due to a reduction of the risetime by more than an order of magnitude. 
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