| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/K81232/01 |
| Title: |
HIGH FREQUENCY ACOUSTO-OPTIC FIBRE COMPONENTS FOR FIBRE LASERS AND SYSTEMS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Pannell, Professor C |
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| Department: |
Sch of Physical Sciences |
| Organisation: |
University of Kent |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
03 June 1996 |
Ends: |
02 June 1999 |
Value (£): |
205,516
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| Optical Devices & Subsystems |
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Summary on Grant Application Form |
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This proposal seeks funding for collaborative research between the Physics Laboratory of the University of Kent (UKC) and the optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) at Southampton, on the development of high-quality efficient reproducible thin-film acoustic transducers in the hundreds of MHz-2GHz region and the application of these techniques to create a range of novel fibre acousto-optic components. We propose to investigate the use of in situ optical diagnostic techniques such as ellipsometry, and fringe-visibility monitoring (recently demonstrated by the Principal Investigator) in order to reactively sputter reproducible acoustically focusing thin-film transducers. We intend constructing a number of novel in-fibre acousto-optic components, the feasibility of which we have already demonstrated; in-fibre modulators using non-silica fibres, acoustically driven in-fibre Bragg gratings, and gradient-index Bragg cells. Applications include zero-insertion loss intra-cavity modulators for mode-locking and Q-switching fibre lasers, pulsed optical source for optical communication and sensing systems.
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http://www.kent.ac.uk |