Title :
Design and realisation of a MZI type polymer based high speed EO-modulator
Author :
Van Schoot, J. B P ; Lambeck, P.V. ; Gilde, M.J. ; Chan, Y.P. ; Lecomte, J.P. ; Tapolsky, G. ; Meyrueix, R. ; Kershaw, S.V. ; Collins, J.V.
Author_Institution :
MESA Res. Inst., Twente Univ., Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
We designed a 20 GHz Mach Zehnder interferometric EO-modulator based on a new developed polyesterimide. Measurements show a V/sub /spl pi// of 7.5 V, an insertion loss of 11 dB and an extinction ratio exceeding 20 dB for an interaction length of 2 cm.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical modulation; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; optical losses; optical polymers; 11 dB; 2 cm; 20 GHz; 7.5 V; GHz EO-modulator; MZI type polymer; Mach Zehnder interferometer; extinction ratio; high speed EO-modulator; insertion loss; interaction length; polyesterimide;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1996. ECOC '96. 22nd European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Oslo, Norway
Print_ISBN :
82-423-0418-1
