• DocumentCode
    317093
  • 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
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    10-13 Nov 1997
  • Firstpage
    60
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1997. LEOS '97 10th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings., IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3895-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.1997.630516
  • Filename
    630516
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=317093