Title :
Thermally stable highly efficient electro-optic polymer modulator
Author :
Liang, J. ; Levenson, R. ; Chemla, Y. ; Zyss, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. d´´Electron. Quantique et Moleculaire, CNET, Bagneux, France
Abstract :
Design and fabrication of low-loss nonlinear polymer waveguides with attenuation smaller than 2 dB/cm are reported. Electro-optic devices based on this polymer such as phase modulators and Mach-Zehnder interferometers, have been fabricated and demonstrated. The best figures obtained so far at 1.32 μm are Vπ=10 V for the phase modulator inserted between crossed polarizers and Vπ=9 V for the Mach-Zehnder modulator working in TM polarization. The electro-optic polymer is stable at 85°C for more than 2000 hours
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical modulation; nonlinear optics; optical losses; optical polymers; optical waveguides; phase modulation; 1.32 mum; 10 V; 2000 h; 85 C; 9 V; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; Mach-Zehnder modulator; TM polarization; attenuation; crossed polarizers; design; electro-optic devices; electro-optic polymer; fabrication; low-loss nonlinear polymer waveguides; phase modulators; thermally stable highly efficient electro-optic polymer modulator; Electrodes; Electrooptic modulators; Electrooptical waveguides; Etching; Gold; III-V semiconductor materials; Lithography; Optical device fabrication; Phase modulation; Polymers;
Conference_Titel :
Electrets, 1994. (ISE 8), 8th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1940-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISE.1994.515258
