• DocumentCode
    1212954
  • Title

    Performance and modeling of resonantly enhanced LiNbO3 modulators for low-loss analog fiber-optic links

  • Author

    Gopalakrishnan, Ganesh K. ; Burns, William K.

  • Author_Institution
    Maryland Adv. Dev. Lab., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
  • Volume
    42
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    12/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2650
  • Lastpage
    2656
  • Abstract
    The performance of resonantly enhanced LiNbO3 traveling wave optical modulators is investigated. High-frequency performance of broad band velocity matched LiNbO3 modulators with low half-wave voltages is shown to be relatively independent of termination. A resonant enhancement technique involving external line stretching of the length of the nonactive section of the modulator is proposed and demonstrated at low-frequencies. An accurate model is developed to facilitate design of resonantly enhanced optical modulators
  • Keywords
    electro-optical modulation; lithium compounds; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; LiNbO3; band pass resonant mode; broad band velocity matched modulators; design; external line stretching; high-frequency performance; low half-wave voltages; low-loss analog fiber-optic links; modeling; resonant enhancement technique; resonantly enhanced LiNbO3 modulators; traveling wave optical modulators; Circuits; Electrodes; Frequency modulation; Insertion loss; Low voltage; Microwave devices; Optical design; Optical losses; Optical modulation; Resonance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9480
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/22.339810
  • Filename
    339810
    • Link To Document
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