High-speed AJL8/APC polymer modulator

Author

Michalak, Richard J. ; Kuo, Ying-Hao ; Nash, Fazio D. ; Szep, Attila ; Caffey, Jared R. ; Payson, Paul M. ; Haas, Franz ; McKeon, Brian F. ; Cook, Paul R. ; Brost, George A. ; Luo, Jingdong ; Jen, Alex K-Y. ; Dalton, Larry R. ; Steier, William H.

Author_Institution

Photonics Branch, AF Res. Lab., Rome, NY

Volume

18

Issue

11

fYear

2006

fDate

6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1207

Lastpage

1209

Abstract

High-speed polymer modulators were fabricated using low-V_pi AJL8 chromophore in amorphous polycarbonate, and highly calibrated frequency response measurements were obtained using convenient coplanar-microstrip transitions. These Mach-Zehnder modulators show good frequency response to 50 GHz, with a loss and velocity mismatch-limited V_pi at 50 GHz <12 V. The measurements establish AJL8 as an excellent candidate for future military analog optical links

Keywords

Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical modulation; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical polymers; 50 GHz; AJL8/APC polymer modulator; Mach-Zehnder modulator; amorphous polycarbonate; coplanar-microstrip transition; frequency response measurements; Electrodes; Frequency; High speed optical techniques; Laser radar; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical losses; Optical modulation; Optical polymers; Optical receivers; Electrooptic modulation; optical polymers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2006.874679

Filename

1634545