Title :
Transmission-line designs for efficient operation of high-speed low-impedance optical modulators
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electro-Opt. Eng., Nat. Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Abstract :
We show that a low-impedance optical modulator with external pads and unmatched termination can achieve a bandwidth that is more than double its overall RC-limited value with only a small loss of low-frequency response.
Keywords :
capacitance; electric resistance; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; RC-limited value; low-frequency response; low-impedance optical modulator; transmission-line designs; Bandwidth; Electrooptic modulators; High speed optical techniques; Impedance; Integrated circuit interconnections; Microstrip; Optical design; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Transmission lines;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1277182
