ASYMMETRIC FABRY-PEROT DEVICE ARRAYS WITH LOW INSERTION LOSS AND HIGH UNIFORMITY

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JENNINGS, A [1 ]
HORAN, P [1 ]
KELLY, B [1 ]
HEGARTY, J [1 ]
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[1] UNIV DUBLIN TRINITY COLL, HITACHI DUBLIN LAB, DUBLIN 2, IRELAND
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10.1109/68.149887
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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We report on arrays of normally ON asymmetric Fabry-Perot modulator (AFPM) devices which exhibit a high degree of uniformity between devices, with a thickness variation across an array of 0.07%. The devices in one array have a mean insertion loss of 1.8 dB, and OFF reflectivities of less than 3%, giving a mean contrast ratio of 22:1. These characteristics are measured at a single operating wavelength of 857 nm. The spatial light modulators show promise for the use of AFPM devices in optical processing.
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