Title :
Ultra wide bandwidth electro-optic intensity modulators with 0.46 V-cm modulation efficiency at 1550 nm
Author :
Dogru, Selim ; Dagli, Nadir
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
Intensity modulators using substrate-removed waveguides and loaded line traveling wave electrodes are presented. 10 mm and 5 mm long electrode devices have 0.77 V and 1.54 V Vπ and bandwidth exceeding 67 GHz at 1550 nm.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electrodes; intensity modulation; optical waveguides; electrooptic intensity modulators; loaded line traveling wave electrodes; modulation efficiency; size 10 mm; size 5 mm; substrate-removed waveguides; voltage 0.77 V; voltage 1.54 V; wavelength 1550 nm; Bandwidth; Electrodes; Electrooptic modulators; Low earth orbit satellites; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2014.6995317