Title :
Low insertion loss electroabsorption modulator based on dual waveguide structure with spot size converter
Author :
Kang, Young-Shik ; Kim, Sung-Bock ; Chung, Yong-Duck ; Kim, Jeha
Author_Institution :
Electron. & Telecommun. Res. Inst., Daejeon
Abstract :
We developed a low insertion loss electroabsorption modulator (EAM). It showed the fiber-to-fiber loss of 4 dB, the extinction ratio of 11 dB and 3-dB bandwidth of >30 GHz in E/O response
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; optical waveguides; 4 dB; dual waveguide structure; electroabsorption modulator; extinction ratio; fiber-to-fiber loss; insertion loss; spot size converter; Absorption; Bandwidth; Indium phosphide; Insertion loss; Monolithic integrated circuits; Optical coupling; Optical design; Optical fiber devices; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548050
