New guided-wave acousto-optic and electro-optic devices using LiNbO3

Abstract
This paper consists of two major parts: (1) experimental demonstration of four potential applications using wideband guided-wave acousto-optic Bragg-devices which utilize multiple-tilted surface acoustic waves, (2) preliminary results on two new guided-wave electro-optic devices, using simple tilted-electrode and apodized-electrode array structures, respectively. Excellent performance figures with the two categories of devices, using Y-cut LiNbO3 waveguides, have been achieved. The devices should be suited for many applications in future wideband fiber and integrated optic systems.