Design and qualification of hermetically packaged lithium niobate optical modulator

Author

Moyer, R.S. ; Grencavich, R. ; Judd, Frank F. ; Kershner, Richard C. ; Minford, William J. ; Smith, Robert W.

Author_Institution

Bell Labs., Lucent Technol., Breinigsville, PA, USA

Volume

21

Issue

2

fYear

1998

fDate

5/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

130

Lastpage

135

Abstract

In this paper, we described the design, assembly, and qualification of a hermetically packaged optical modulator. A modular design and assembly approach has been applied to accommodate a wide range of applications from analog common antenna television (CATV) to digital telecommunications. This design modularity allows fiber subassemblies and the lithium niobate die to be characterized for optical and mechanical performance before they are incorporated into the packaged modulator and allows qualification of the subassemblies as well as the entire modulator

Keywords

community antenna television; digital communication; electro-optical modulation; integrated optics; lithium compounds; packaging; seals (stoppers); LiNbO₃; analog common antenna television; assembly; design modularity; digital telecommunications; fiber subassemblies; hermetic packaging; mechanical performance; modular design; optical modulator; optical performance; qualification; Assembly; Electronics packaging; Hermetic seals; Lithium niobate; Optical design; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Packaging machines; Qualifications; Telephony;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology, Part B: Advanced Packaging, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1070-9894

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/96.673699

Filename

673699