Title :
Analysis of a new microwave low-loss and velocity-matched III-V transmission line for traveling-wave electrooptic modulators
Author :
Kim, Inho ; Tan, Michael R T ; Wang, Shih-Yuan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
fDate :
5/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new microwave transmission line with low loss and velocity matched to a lightwave for a III-V traveling-wave electrooptic modulator has been analyzed using the spectral domain technique. A bandwidth of >40 GHz and a half-wave voltage Vπ of <6 V are predicted for the modulator
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; electro-optical devices; microwave links; optical losses; optical modulation; telecommunication transmission lines; 40 GHz; 6 V; III-V transmission line; half-wave voltage; microwave low-loss; microwave transmission line; spectral domain technique; traveling-wave electrooptic modulators; velocity-matched; Bandwidth; Electrooptic modulators; Gallium arsenide; III-V semiconductor materials; Microstrip; Optical losses; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Strips; Transmission lines;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
