Title :
High-index contrast, low-voltage lithium niobate modulators
Author :
Rabiei, Payam ; Jichi Ma ; Chiles, Jeff ; Khan, Sharifullah ; Fathpour, Sasan
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
Y-cut thin film lithium niobate optical modulators with Vπ.L of 4V.cm are demonstrated by making high index contrast waveguides of lithium niobate on silicon substrates. Preliminary high speed measurement results are shown.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; optical films; optical modulation; optical waveguides; LiNbO3; Si; Y-cut thin film lithium niobate optical modulators; high index contrast waveguides; high speed measurement; high-index contrast low-voltage lithium niobate modulators; silicon substrates; High-speed optical techniques; Lithium niobate; Optical device fabrication; Optical films; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Avionics, Fiber-Optics and Photonics Conference (AVFOP), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7346-5
DOI :
10.1109/AVFOP.2013.6661614