• DocumentCode
    1057901
  • Title

    Integrated waveguide modulator using a LiNbO3 TE&rlarr2;TM convertor for electrooptic coherence modulation of light

  • Author

    Porte, Henri ; Ferriere, Richard ; Goedgebuer, Jean-Pierre

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. d´´Opt. P.M. Duffieux, Univ. de Franche-Comte, Bescancon, France
  • Volume
    6
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    6/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    892
  • Lastpage
    897
  • Abstract
    The authors report a wavelength independent TE-TM mode convertor used as a waveguide electrooptic modulator in a coherence modulated system. The modulation voltages thus obtained (20 V) are about 10 times lower than those previously reported in earlier coherence modulated devices. The modulator is a strip waveguide fabricated on Y-cut Z-propagation, Ti-indiffused LiNbO3. When used in conjunction with a birefringent plate and polarizers, the modulator is shown to imprint on light a signal encoded into an optical delay greater than the source coherence length. Demonstration of the device is reported using a highly multimode laser diode at 820 nm
  • Keywords
    integrated optics; light coherence; lithium compounds; optical modulation; optical waveguides; titanium; 20 V; 820 nm; LiNbO3:Ti/ss; TE-TM mode convertor; birefringent plate; electrooptic coherence modulation; laser diode; modulation voltages; optical delay; polarizers; source coherence length; strip waveguide; waveguide electrooptic modulator; Birefringence; Coherence; Converters; Electrooptic modulators; Electrooptical waveguides; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Strips; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/50.4079
  • Filename
    4079
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1057901