Title :
Mach-Zehnder electro-optic modulator based on organic-silica sol-gel hybrid films
Author :
Min, Yoo Hong ; Mun, Junho ; Yoon, Choon Sup ; Kim, Hwan-Kyu ; Lee, Kwang-Sup
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Taejon, South Korea
fDate :
9/30/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The successful demonstration of a Mach-Zehnder type electrooptic modulator based on nonlinear optical organic-silica hybrid films is reported for the first time. A sol-gel process for preparing organic-silica hybrid materials, the thermal stability of the poled films, and the fabrication and operational characteristics of the Mach-Zehnder modulator are described
Keywords :
dielectric polarisation; electro-optical modulation; nonlinear optics; optical fabrication; optical films; optical materials; organic compounds; silicon compounds; sol-gel processing; thermal stability; Mach-Zehnder electro-optic modulator; Mach-Zehnder modulator; Mach-Zehnder type electrooptic modulator; fabrication; nonlinear optical organic-silica hybrid films; operational characteristics; organic-silica hybrid materials; organic-silica sol-gel hybrid films; poled films; sol-gel process; thermal stability;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19991214
