• DocumentCode
    1166791
  • Title

    Electrical loss mechanisms in travelling wave LiNbO3 optical modulators

  • Author

    Gopalakrishnan, G.K. ; Burns, W.K. ; Bulmer, C.H.

  • Author_Institution
    Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1992
  • Firstpage
    207
  • Lastpage
    209
  • Abstract
    Anomalous electrical losses in travelling wave LiNbO3 optical modulators are attributed to phase matched mode coupling between the coplanar waveguide mode and off-axis substrate modes. Experimental results support the model.
  • Keywords
    integrated optics; lithium compounds; optical modulation; LiNbO 3; coplanar waveguide mode; electrical losses; off-axis substrate modes; optical modulators; phase matched mode coupling;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19920129
  • Filename
    118973