DocumentCode :
1134795
Title :
Performance evaluation of waveguide phase modulators for coherent systems at 1.3 and 1.5 µm
Author :
Tench, R.E. ; Delavaux, J.-M.P. ; Tzeng, L.D. ; Smith, R.W. ; Buhl, L.L. ; Alferness, R.C.
Author_Institution :
Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, USA
Volume :
5
Issue :
4
fYear :
1987
fDate :
4/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
492
Lastpage :
501
Abstract :
This article describes the fabrication and performance evaluation of 
-cut and 
-cut Ti:LiNbO3 traveling wave waveguide phase modulators designed for coherent systems applications at 1.3 and 1.5 μm. Details of device fabrication and measurements of phase shift as a function of optical wavelength, input polarization, modulation voltage, and modulation frequency are reported. Phase modulator performance in a 40-Mbit/s self-heterodyne coherent DPSK experiment is also discussed.
-cut and -cut Ti:LiNbOKeywords :
Differential phase shift keying (DPSK); Optical fiber communication; Traveling-wave devices; Frequency measurement; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Phase measurement; Phase modulation; Voltage; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0733-8724
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.1987.1075535
Filename :
1075535
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