Relative performance of impedance-matched lumped-element and traveling-wave integrated-optical phase modulators

1 May 1989

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Vol. 1 (5) , 102-104
https://doi.org/10.1109/68.34754

Abstract

The performance of impedance-matched lumped-element and traveling-wave integrated-optical phase modulators is compared. This analysis shows that the performance of lumped-element modulators in LiNbO/sub 3/ exceeds that of traveling-wave devices when the product of the modulation frequency and electrode length is less than approximately 20 GHz-mm. Impedance-matched lumped-element modulators are particularly applicable to narrow band systems operating up to several gigahertz.

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