Tandem resonator reflectance modulator

Title: Tandem resonator reflectance modulator

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A wide band optical modulator is grown on a substrate as tandem Fabry-Perot resonators including three mirrors spaced by two cavities. The absorption of one cavity is changed relative to the absorption of the other cavity by an applied electric field, to cause a change in total reflected light, as light reflecting from the outer mirrors is in phase and light reflecting from the inner mirror is out of phase with light from the outer mirrors.

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Fritz, Ian J ^[1]; Wendt, Joel R ^[1]

Albuquerque, NM

Issue Date:: 1994-01-01

Research Org.:: AT&T Corp., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 869482

Patent Number(s):: 5345328

Assignee:: Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)

DOE Contract Number:: AC04-76DP00789

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: tandem; resonator; reflectance; modulator; wide; band; optical; grown; substrate; fabry-perot; resonators; including; mirrors; spaced; cavities; absorption; cavity; changed; relative; applied; electric; field; change; total; reflected; light; reflecting; outer; phase; inner; mirror; wide band; electric field; light reflecting; reflected light; optical modulator; applied electric; reflectance modulator; fabry-perot resonators; band optical; /359/

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