• DocumentCode
    1182106
  • Title

    Susceptibility of lithium-niobate modulator to high-power microwave pulses

  • Author

    Bucholtz, Frank ; Villarruel, Carl A ; Knapp, P.F. ; Shue, J. ; Andreadis, Tim D. ; Schermer, Ross T ; Gil Gil, Jesus ; Williams, Keith J.

  • Author_Institution
    Opt. Sci. Div., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC
  • Volume
    45
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    272
  • Lastpage
    273
  • Abstract
    The first measurement of the susceptibility of an off-the-shelf lithium-niobate intensity modulator to damage and disruption from high-power microwave pulses is reported. The device tested survived 1 kHz repetition rate pulses at 2.5 GHz centre frequency and 40 s width up to 200 W peak power. The results are discussed in terms of material parameters and device characteristics.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical modulation; electromagnetic pulse; lithium compounds; microwave photonics; optical materials; LiNbO3; electro-optic modulators; frequency 2.5 GHz; high-power microwave pulses; lithium-niobate modulator susceptibility; material parameters; radio-frequency photonic systems; time 40 mus;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20090009
  • Filename
    4796360
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1182106