DocumentCode
2835598
Title
Broadband reflection travelling-wave LiNbO/sub 3/ modulator
Author
Burns, W.K. ; Howerton, M.M. ; Moeller, R.P. ; McElhanon, R.W. ; Greenblatt, A.S.
Author_Institution
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fYear
1998
fDate
22-27 Feb. 1998
Firstpage
284
Lastpage
285
Abstract
Summary form only given. One of the primary driving requirements for optical modulators is low drive voltage. At the same time the development of velocity-matched traveling-wave modulators in LiNbO/sub 3/ and other materials has provided large available bandwidth. This paper reports on broadband operation of a new device, a reflection traveling-wave interferometric modulator, which achieves low drive voltage by doubling the electro-optic interaction length. Operation is demonstrated to 20 GHz, with drive voltages from 0.5-4 V.
Keywords
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical modulation; lithium compounds; 0.5 to 4 V; 20 GHz; LiNbO/sub 3/; bandwidth; broadband reflection traveling-wave interferometric modulator; drive voltage; electro-optic interaction length; velocity-matched optical modulator; Bit error rate; Integrated optics; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Reflection; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 1998. OFC '98., Technical Digest
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-521-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.1998.657404
Filename
657404
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