Title :
Reflection traveling wave LiNbO3 modulator for low Vπ operation
Author :
Burns, W.K. ; Howerton, M.M. ; Moeller, R.P. ; McElhanon, R.W. ; Greenblatt, A.S.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
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 LiNbO3 and other materials has provided large available bandwidth. This paper explores the limits of reducing drive voltage by maximizing the interaction length of velocity matched traveling wave LiNbO3 modulators, and introduces a new device; a reflection, traveling wave Mach Zehnder interferometer
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical modulation; integrated optics; lithium compounds; reflectivity; LiNbO3; interaction length; large available bandwidth; low Vπ operation; low drive voltage; optical modulators; primary driving requirements; reflection traveling wave LiNbO3 modulator; reflection traveling wave Mach Zehnder interferometer; velocity matched traveling wave LiNbO3 modulators; velocity matched traveling wave modulators; Coatings; Electrons; Frequency response; Impedance matching; Low voltage; Optical interferometry; Optical losses; Optical modulation; Optical reflection; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1997. LEOS '97 10th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3895-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1997.630516
