• DocumentCode
    2649783
  • Title

    Electro-optic waveguide modulators fabricated using thin films of lithium niobate

  • Author

    Rabiei, Payam ; Steier, William H.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    945
  • Abstract
    Electro-optic ridge waveguide modulators based on sub-micron thin films of lithium niobate prepared by crystal ion slicing and wafer bonding are demonstrated. The modulators have low insertion loss and have VπL as low as 13 V-cm at λ=1.55 μm.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical modulation; lithium compounds; optical fabrication; optical films; optical losses; optical waveguides; ridge waveguides; thin film devices; wafer bonding; 1.55 micron; crystal ion slicing; electro-optic waveguide modulator fabrication; insertion loss; lithium niobate; ridge waveguide modulator; sub-micron thin film; wafer bonding; Crystallization; Electrooptic modulators; High speed optical techniques; Lithium niobate; Optical films; Optical harmonic generation; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Transistors; Wafer bonding;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1548991
  • Filename
    1548991