Electrooptic control of the modal distribution in a silicate fiber

Opt Express. 2022 Apr 11;30(8):12474-12483. doi: 10.1364/OE.453006.

Abstract

We demonstrate the use of the electrooptic effect to control the propagation constant of the guided modes in silicate few mode fibers with internal electrodes. The electrooptic effect induces a perturbation of the fiber's refractive index profile that controls intermodal interference. To increase the electrooptic effect the silicate fibers are poled. The response time is in the nanosecond range.