Electro-optic modulator facts for kids
An Electro-optic modulator is an optical device. It is made of a material that has a so-called electro-optical effect. This means that the material changes its optical properties when there is an electric field. One example is then when there is no electricity, light can pass through, and when there is, it cannot, and is reflected.
Images for kids
-
An electro-optic phase modulator for free-space beams
-
An optical intensity modulator for optical telecommunications
Black History Month on Kiddle
Famous African-American Inventors:
 | George Robert Carruthers |
 | Patricia Bath |
 | Jan Ernst Matzeliger |
 | Alexander Miles |
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Electro-optic modulator Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.