Fabry-Perot intensity modulator

Summary form only given. This work concerns the development of a bulk Fabry-Perot optical intensity modulator. Many applications, such as lidar, require the microwave modulation of high-power (>1 MW) blue-green (532 nm) optical pulses. Because commercially available modulators cannot meet these requirements, a novel device was conceived, as described in the ensuing sections. The Fabry-Perot cavity was formed by depositing dielectric mirrors directly on the end surfaces of a l-mm-long y-cut LiNbO/sub 3/:MgO crystal.