title: Cylindrical, Ring-Electrode KD*P Electrooptic Modulator.
abstract: We report the development of an electrooptic cell consisting of a cylindrical sample of Z-cut KD*P with a ring-electrode geometry for applying voltage to the crystal. Theoretical analysis and experimental results demonstrate that this cell design results in high transmission uniformity across the cell aperture and subnanosecond switching capability. Compared with cell of conventionaldesign, the new cell permits an order-of-magnitude improvement in transmission uniformity as well as improved switching speed.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Steinmetz
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Pouliot
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Johnson