Date of Award
Fall 1989
Document Type
Thesis - Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
First Advisor
Ishii, T. K.
Second Advisor
Heinen, James A.
Abstract
To determine experimentally whether or not acrylic plastic can be used to modulate a He-Ne laser beam at 632.6 nm, the author constructed an experimental electrooptic modulator system. In this system, a sample of 50 cm long, 19.5 cm width and .5 cm thick was cut from a commercially available acrylic plastic which is known to be transparent, lightweight and inexpensive. Theoretical review o{ the electrooptic effect in solids is followed by a description of the experimental design, apparatus, procedures and results. From the experimental results, a modulating signal around 1kHz was heard in a speaker. Also a relative measurement of a demodulated signal at modulating frequency of 975Hz is found to be at -35.5 dB which was read on the dB scale of a standing wave indicator having center frequency of 1 kHz. Based on the experimental results, a design concerning the use of acrylic plastic in electrooptic modulation is presented.
Recommended Citation
Agili, Sedig Salem, "An Electrooptic Modulator Using Acrylic Plastic" (1989). Master's Theses (1922-2009) Access restricted to Marquette Campus. 3881.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/theses/3881