Title :
Guided-wave electro-optic modulator using resonator electrode of coupled microstrip lines
Author :
Enokihara, A. ; Yajima, H. ; Kosaki, M. ; Murata, H. ; Okamura, Y.
Abstract :
A newly proposed electrode structure consisting of coupled microstrip-lines can achieve an efficient modulation by using the resonance of the odd propagation-mode. The modulator with the 1.2 mm-long electrode for 26 GHz operation was fabricated and its workability was experimentally confirmed
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation <guided-wave EO modulator, resonator electrode of coupled microstrip lines>; electrodes <guided-wave EO modulator, resonator electrode of coupled microstrip lines>; equivalent circuits <guided-wave EO modulator, resonator electrode of coupled microstrip lines>; microstrip lines <guided-wave EO modulator, resonator electrode of coupled microstrip lines>; microstrip resonators <guided-wave EO modulator, resonator electrode of coupled microstrip lines>; 1.2 mm; 26 GHz; RF return loss; characteristic impedances; coupled microstrip lines; equivalent circuit; frequency dependences; guided-wave electro-optic modulator; odd propagation-mode; quasi-millimetre-wave frequency; resonator electrode structure; workability;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20031053
