High-speed low-loss low-drive-power travelling-wave optical modulator for λ = 1.32 μm

12 April 1984

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 20 (8) , 354-355
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19840240

Abstract

We report a Ti: LiNbO₃ travelling-wave optical switch/modulator for λ = 1.32 μm that requires only 4.5 V to switch, has ∼5.5 GHz bandwidth, a power per bandwidth figure of merit of 10.9 mW/GHz and a fibre-device-fibre insertion loss of only −2.3 dB.

Keywords

TRAVELLING-WAVE OPTICAL MODULATOR
BANDWIDTH 5.5 GHZ
SWITCHING VOLTAGE 4.5 V
TRAVELLING-WAVE OPTICAL SWITCH/MODULATOR
LOW-LOSS
FIBRE-DEVICE-FIBRE INSERTION LOSS
POWER PER BANDWIDTH FIGURE OF MERIT OF 10.9 MW/GHZ
INSERTION LOSS 2.3 DB
WAVELENGTH 1.32 MICRON
LOW-DRIVE-POWER
TI:LINBO3