Title :
Efficiency of III-V compound electro-optic phase modulators
Author_Institution :
University of Rhode Island, Department of Electrical Engineering, Kingston, USA
Abstract :
The efficiency of electro-optic phase modulators built in the form of multilayer slab waveguides depends on the waveguide design. Analytical expressions have been developed for the effectiveness of such PIN and metal-IN phase-modulator waveguides as functions of design parameters.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; electro-optical devices; optical modulation; optical waveguide components; phase modulation; III-V semiconductors; PIN type; design parameters; electro-optic phase modulators; metal-IN type p-i-n type; metal-i-n type; multilayer slab waveguides;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19860371
