Title :
Velocity matching of III-V travelling-wave electro-optic modulator structures
Author :
Tan, M.R.T. ; Kim, I. ; Chang, J. ; Wang, S.Y.
Author_Institution :
Hewlett-Packard Labs., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
A new travelling-wave III-V electro-optic modulator with low loss and a 5% velocity mismatch to the optical wave is analysed using spectral domain analysis. Modulators having a microwave index nmu of 3.42 have been measured for frequencies up to 26.5 GHz.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; electro-optical devices; optical modulation; 26.5 GHz; GaAs-AlGaAs; III-V semiconductors; electro-optic modulator; low loss; microwave index; spectral domain analysis; travelling-wave;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19900021