DocumentCode
2139463
Title
Pyroelectric effect in X-cut LiNbO3 optical modulators
Author
Ponomarev, R.S. ; Volyntsev, A.B. ; Azanova, Irina S. ; Voblikov, E.D.
Author_Institution
Perm State Univ., Perm, Russia
fYear
2013
fDate
9-13 Sept. 2013
Firstpage
371
Lastpage
372
Abstract
We investigate the pyroelectric effect in lithium niobate crystal and its influence on the integrated optical Mach-Zehnder interferometer. It was shown that pyroelectric charges provoke high operating point drift and waveguide properties degradation with sample heating.
Keywords
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optoelectronics; lithium compounds; optical modulation; optical waveguides; pyroelectricity; LiNbO3; X-cut optical modulators; heating; integrated optical Mach-Zehnder interferometer; lithium niobate crystal; pyroelectric effect; waveguide properties; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical polarization;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Advanced Optoelectronics and Lasers (CAOL), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Sudak
ISSN
2160-1518
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-0016-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CAOL.2013.6657641
Filename
6657641
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