Title :
Electro-optic modulation on PLZT with subwavelength electrodes
Author :
Xu, Fang ; Fainman, Yeshaiahu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Abstract :
We introduce a novel type of electro-optic modulation method using bulk PLZT material based on subwavelength surface electrodes. Due to the small periodicity, the operating voltage can be dramatically reduced. In addition, only the zeroth diffraction order is the propagating order and therefore, the device does not suffer from losses due to diffraction
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electrodes; lanthanum compounds; lead compounds; Jones matrix; PLZT; PbLaZrO3TiO3; electro-optic modulation; interdigital electrodes; phase retardation; reduced operating voltage; small periodicity; subwavelength surface electrodes; zeroth diffraction order; Costs; Crystalline materials; Delay; Diffraction; Electrodes; Electrooptic modulators; Optical materials; Optical modulation; Polarization; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5634-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1999.813608
