High-frequency polymer modulators with integrated finline transitions and low V/sub π/
- 1 January 1999
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
- Vol. 11 (1) , 54-56
- https://doi.org/10.1109/68.736388
Abstract
Ultrahigh-speed integrated electrooptic polymer phase modulators have been fabricated and tested. They are made from a new nonlinear optical polymer, amino phenylene isophorone isoxazolone (APII), and are incorporated with integrated high-speed electrode transitions for W-band (75-110 GHz) operation. This new polymer has also been used to fabricate Mach-Zehnder modulators. These devices show good performance over a wide frequency band ranging to 40 GHz and have a V/spl pi/<10 V. The measurements establish APII, and other chromophores specially designed to minimize chromophore-chromophore interaction, as strong contenders for fabricating modulators for commercial and military applications.Keywords
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