Title :
A 1 Gbit/s integrated optical modulator
Author :
Cross, Peter S. ; Schmidt, Ronald V.
Author_Institution :
Hewlett-Packard, Palo Alto, CA, USA
fDate :
12/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A waveguide directional coupler modulator is demonstrated with a bandwidth of 1 GHz and a rise time of 590 ps. An analysis of the electrical parasitics is presented and the device response is found to be transit-time limited. The scaling of the frequency response is shown to be characterized by a bandwidth-length product of 1.1 GHz - cm.
Keywords :
Integrated optics; Optical directional couplers; Bandwidth; Directional couplers; Electrodes; Integrated optics; Optical buffering; Optical devices; Optical modulation; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Phase modulation;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1979.1069940
