Title :
A method for microwave characterization of LiNbO3 modulators
Author :
Cossu, Alessandro ; Gilardi, Giovanni ; Tommasino, Pasquale ; Trifiletti, Alessandro ; Vannucci, Antonello
Author_Institution :
Corning-OTI, Milan, Italy
Abstract :
A procedure to extract the S-parameters of both the active section and the input and output coplanar tapers of Mach-Zehnder modulators is proposed. The S-parameters of the three sections of the modulator have been successfully extracted up to 30 GHz from measurements and EM simulations performed on proper test structures.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; S-parameters; coplanar waveguide components; electro-optical modulation; lithium compounds; microwave measurement; microwave photonics; 0 to 30 GHz; EM simulations; Mach-Zehnder modulators; S-parameters; active section; coplanar tapers; coplanar waveguides; electrooptic modulators; microwave measurements; Coplanar waveguides; Electrooptic modulators; Microwave theory and techniques; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Performance evaluation; Symmetric matrices; Transmission line matrix methods;
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LMWC.2003.808708
