Title :
Integration of Tapered Undercut-Etching-Active-Region Waveguide and Vertical Mode Expanders for Traveling-Wave Electroabsorption Modulator
Author :
Lin, Fang-Zheng ; Tsai, Shun-An ; Wu, Tsu-Hsiu ; Chiu, Yi-Jen
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electro-Opt. Eng., Nat. Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Kaohsiung
Abstract :
In this work, a novel structure is proposed to integrate traveling-wave electroabsorption modulators with the tapered-spot-size-converter (SSC) by using undercut-wet-etching-active-region method
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; etching; integrated optoelectronics; optical couplers; optical fabrication; optical waveguides; optical coupling; tapered undercut-wet-etching-active-region method; tapered-spot-size-converter; traveling-wave electroabsorption modulator; vertical mode expanders; waveguide integration; Costs; Electrooptic modulators; High speed optical techniques; Integrated optics; Lenses; Optical coupling; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.279171
