Temperature compensation of birefringent optical filters

1 January 1971

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Proceedings of the IEEE

Vol. 59 (8) , 1273-1274
https://doi.org/10.1109/PROC.1971.8391

Abstract

Temperature characteristics of birefringent optical filters were improved by two orders of magnitude by combining calcite and LiTaO3crystals in series. Theoretical treatment of the temperature compensation and experimental results are presented.

Keywords

TEMPERATURE
BIREFRINGENCE
OPTICAL FILTERS
CRYSTALS
DIODES
FREQUENCY
LASER TUNING
GALLIUM ARSENIDE
OSCILLATORS
ELECTRONS