Title :
Resonant enhancement of a LiNbO/sub 3/ traveling-wave modulator for low-loss analog fiber-optic links
Author :
Gopalakrishnan, G.K. ; Burns, W.K.
Author_Institution :
Maryland Adv. Dev. Lab., USA
Abstract :
A technique to resonantly enhance and tune the low-frequency response of a LiNbO/sub 3/ traveling wave modulator is presented. High-frequency performance of velocity matched LiNbO/sub 3/ modulators with low half-wave voltages is shown to be relatively independent of termination.<>
Keywords :
integrated optics; lithium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; optical links; optical modulation; LiNbO/sub 3/; half-wave voltages; low-frequency response; low-loss analog fiber-optic links; resonant enhancement; termination; traveling-wave modulator; velocity matched modulators; Low voltage; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1994., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1778-5
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1994.335342
