DocumentCode
3215877
Title
High-speed directional coupler modulator with velocity-matched electrode structure
Author
Yu, Min-Chieh ; Gopinath, Anand
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis, MN, USA
fYear
1995
fDate
16-20 May 1995
Firstpage
255
Abstract
The 3 dB bandwidth of 17 GHz has obtained for the directional coupler modulator with capacitive-loaded electrode structure, and is in good agreement with the 20 GHz predicted result. We believe that this is the highest bandwidth obtained in the directional coupler modulators.<>
Keywords
coplanar waveguides; electro-optical modulation; optical directional couplers; optical planar waveguides; optical waveguide components; slow wave structures; 17 GHz; 3 dB bandwidth; capacitive-loaded electrode; directional coupler modulator; microwave phase velocity; phase velocity matching; slow-wave characteristics; travelling-wave electrooptic modulators; velocity-matched electrode structure; Bandwidth; Capacitance; Directional couplers; Electrodes; High speed optical techniques; Impedance; Optical design; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Signal design;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1995., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location
Orlando, FL, USA
ISSN
0149-645X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-2581-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.1995.406053
Filename
406053
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