Title :
Time stretching of 102-GHz millimeter waves using novel 1.55 μm polymer electrooptic modulator
Author :
Chang, D.H. ; Erlig, H. ; Oh, M.C. ; Zhang, C. ; Steier, W.H. ; Dalton, L.R. ; Fetterman, H.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
fDate :
5/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Millimeter (MM)-wave signals at frequencies up to 102 GHz have been time stretched down to 11 GHz using a new wide-band traveling-wave polymer modulator. This is the first application of electrooptic modulators fabricated using the new polymer material PC-CLD, which has demonstrated good optical loss and high nonlinearity at 1.55 μm.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; microwave photonics; nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical polymers; 1.55 mum; 102 GHz; GHz millimeter waves; MM-wave signals; electrooptic modulators; high nonlinearity; millimeter wave signals; optical loss; polymer electrooptic modulator; polymer material PC-CLD; time stretching; wide-band traveling-wave polymer modulator; Bandwidth; Chirp modulation; Electrooptic modulators; Frequency; Optical materials; Optical modulation; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
