Title :
Integrated-optical single-sideband Bragg modulator with tapered waveguides
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. Berlin, West Germany
fDate :
5/12/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Surface acoustic wave (SAW) Bragg modulators yield high optical and electrical bandwidth. The Bragg modulator consists of tapered monomode waveguides and the SAW field in between. Overall suppression of unwanted frequencies of better than 30 dB (TM) and 20 dB(TE) are obtained
Keywords :
acousto-optical devices; integrated optics; optical modulation; optical waveguide components; surface acoustic wave devices; LiNbO3:Ti; SAW Bragg modulator; electrical bandwidth; frequency suppression; integrated optical single sideband Bragg modulator; optical bandwidth; tapered monomode waveguides;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
