Title :
Ultrahigh electro-optic coefficient of 170pm/V and low Vπ of 1V at 1.55μm in hybrid polymer/sol-gel waveguide modulators
Author :
Enami, Y. ; DeRose, C.T. ; Mathine, D. ; Loychik, C. ; Greenlee, C. ; Norwood, R.A. ; Stegeman, R. ; Kim, T.D. ; Luo, J. ; Tian, Y. ; Jen, A.K.-Y. ; Peyghambarian, N.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Arizona, Tucson
Abstract :
We demonstrated the highest electro-optic (EO) coefficient with the highest poling efficiency (~100%) in actual modulator devices. This breakthrough was accomplished with contact poling of a crosslinkable EO polymer with an electrically conductive sol-gel cladding.
Keywords :
claddings; electro-optical modulation; integrated optics; optical polymers; optical waveguides; sol-gel processing; contact poling; crosslinkable electrooptic polymer; electrically conductive cladding; electrooptic coefficient; hybrid waveguide modulators; polymer-sol-gel modulators; sol-gel cladding; wavelength 1.55 mum; Conductivity; Electrodes; Electrooptic modulators; Electrooptical waveguides; Gold; Low voltage; Optical modulation; Optical polymers; Optical waveguides; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453170
