Title :
Free space millimeter wave-coupled electro-optic high speed phase modulator based on nonlinear optical polymer in-plane waveguide structure
Author :
Park, D.H. ; Pagan, Vincent R. ; Murphy, Thomas E. ; Luo, JianChao ; Jen, Alex K.-Y ; Herman, W.N.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Phys. Sci., College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
We report antenna-coupled electro-optic phase modulators operating at Ka-band based on in-plane polymeric waveguides using the nonlinear guest-host polymer SEO125. Design, simulation, fabrication, and experimental results are discussed.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; high-speed optical techniques; millimetre waves; nonlinear optics; optical couplers; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical polymers; optical waveguides; phase modulation; antenna-coupled electro-optic phase modulators; free space millimeter wave-coupled electro-optic high speed phase modulator; nonlinear guest-host polymer SEO125; nonlinear optical polymer in-plane waveguide structure; optical design; optical fabrication; Electrooptical waveguides; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical polymers; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
