Title :
High-speed, low-voltage substrate-removed GaAs/AlGaAs electro-optic modulators
Author :
Shin, J.H. ; Wu, S. ; Dagli, N.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
Substrate-removed bulk GaAs/AlGaAs electro-optic modulators with high-speed slow wave electrodes and bandwidths exceeding 40 GHz were fabricated. These devices have true push pull operation with adjustable chirp.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; chirp modulation; electro-optical modulation; gallium arsenide; optical communication equipment; slow wave structures; GaAs-AlGaAs; GaAs/AlGaAs electro-optic modulators; adjustable chirp; push pull operation; slow wave electrodes; Chirp modulation; Electrodes; Electrooptic modulators; Gallium arsenide; High speed optical techniques; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2004. MWP'04. 2004 IEEE International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8491-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2004.1396898