Optical switch with a holographic Mach-Zehnder interferometer in a bulk photorefractive crystal

Nadia Nazhestkina; Azad Siahmakoun; Galen C. Duree

doi:10.1117/12.474824

17 June 2003 Optical switch with a holographic Mach-Zehnder interferometer in a bulk photorefractive crystal

Nadia Nazhestkina, Azad Siahmakoun, Galen C. Duree

Proceedings Volume 4989, Optical Devices for Fiber Communication IV; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.474824
Event: Integrated Optoelectronics Devices, 2003, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

We demonstrate an optical switch with a holographic Mach-Zehnder interferometer in a bulk photorefractive crystal. We perform theoretical studies of the grating recording conditions, required crystal orientation, and applied voltage for this photorefractive optical switch. We experimentally demonstrated the switch in a LiNbO₃:Fe crystal cut in the shape of an elongated hexagon using the 514 nm line from an argon laser. A modulation depth of 75% was obtained experimentally.

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Nadia Nazhestkina, Azad Siahmakoun, and Galen C. Duree "Optical switch with a holographic Mach-Zehnder interferometer in a bulk photorefractive crystal", Proc. SPIE 4989, Optical Devices for Fiber Communication IV, (17 June 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.474824

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