A novel optical phase modulator design suitable for phased arrays

Author

Jackson, S.M. ; Hewitt, P.D. ; Reed, G.T. ; Tang, C.K. ; Evans, A.G.R. ; Clark, J. ; Aveyard, C. ; Namavar, F.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Surrey Univ., Guildford, UK

Volume

16

Issue

11

fYear

1998

fDate

11/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2016

Lastpage

2019

Abstract

A new design of optical phase modulator in SIMOX has been demonstrated, which allows duplication of active waveguides with a minimum requirement for external contacts and metallization. The device is based on a common cathode configuration and requires 56.5 mA at 1.65 V to produce a π-phase shift. To confirm the experimental results, the same device structure has been modeled, and provided good agreement, with V_π calculated to 1.70 V and 52.6 mA

Keywords

SIMOX; arrays; cathodes; electro-optical modulation; integrated optics; optical design techniques; optical waveguides; semiconductor device models; π-phase shift; 1.65 V; 1.7 V; 52.6 mA; 56.5 mA; SIMOX; active waveguides; common cathode configuration; external contacts; metallization; optical phase modulator design; phased arrays; Cathodes; Integrated optics; Optical arrays; Optical design; Optical devices; Optical modulation; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Phase modulation; Phased arrays;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.730364

Filename

730364