Demonstration of birefringent optical fibre frequency shifter employing torsional acoustic waves

M. Berwick

doi:10.1117/12.2321938

1 December 1991 Demonstration of birefringent optical fibre frequency shifter employing torsional acoustic waves

M. Berwick

Proceedings Volume 1584, Fiber Optic and Laser Sensors IX; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2321938
Event: OE Fiber, 1991, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

A fibre-optic frequency shifter utilising torsional acoustic waves to produce a travelling perturbation which couples the polarisation eigenmodes of a linearly birefringent optical fibre, is demonstrated. The shift in optical frequency was 3.195MHz and an optical coupling efficiency of 6% was obtained with 780mW of electrical power. The theory of operation of this device is presented using a coupled mode approach, and the coupling coefficient for a fundamental torsional mode is derived in terms of its peak angular displacement.

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M. Berwick "Demonstration of birefringent optical fibre frequency shifter employing torsional acoustic waves", Proc. SPIE 1584, Fiber Optic and Laser Sensors IX, (1 December 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2321938

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