• DocumentCode
    1106514
  • Title

    Multigigahertz lumped-element electrooptic modulators

  • Author

    Becker, Richard A.

  • Author_Institution
    Crystal Technology Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    1985
  • fDate
    8/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1144
  • Lastpage
    1146
  • Abstract
    Multigigahertz-bandwidth lumped-element optical-guided-wave Mach-Zehnder interferometric modulators have been designed, fabricated in LiNbO3, tested, and analyzed. Three modulators were built having 3 dB bandwidths of 2.75, 4.4, and 7.3 GHz with Vπ´s of 7, 14, and 28 V, respectively. A simple RLC equivalent circuit model adequately predicts the packaged modulator performance. Coupled with previously reported work, this demonstrates the ability to reliably design and fabricate lumped-element modulators which operate from dc through 7.3 GHz.
  • Keywords
    Electrooptic modulation; Lithium materials/devices; Optical interferometry; Bandwidth; Circuit testing; Coupling circuits; Electrooptic modulators; Equivalent circuits; Optical design; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Packaging; Predictive models;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1985.1072784
  • Filename
    1072784
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1106514