An AlGaAs/GaAs Mach-Zehnder modulator using slow-wave coplanar electrodes

Author

Jaeger, Nicolaas F. ; RahMatian, Farnoosuh ; James, Robert ; Berolo, Ezio

Author_Institution

British Columbia Univ., Vancouver, BC, Canada

Volume

2

fYear

1998

fDate

24-28 May 1998

Firstpage

802

Abstract

A wide-band, electro-optic Mach-Zehnder modulator, using slow-wave coplanar waveguide, travelling-wave electrodes, has been fabricated on an AlGaAs/GaAs substrate. The microwave loss, the microwave index, and the characteristic impedance of the electrodes were measured up to 40 GHz. The loss and the microwave index were 0.5 Np/cm and 3.6 at 40 GHz, respectively. Optical measurements were done up to 20 GHz and exhibited no significant drop in modulation

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; aluminium compounds; coplanar waveguides; electro-optical modulation; gallium arsenide; integrated optics; slow wave structures; 0 to 40 GHz; AlGaAs-GaAs; III-V semiconductors; Mach-Zehnder modulator; characteristic impedance; electro-optic modulator; microwave index; microwave loss; slow-wave coplanar electrodes; travelling-wave electrodes; Coplanar waveguides; Electrodes; Gallium arsenide; Impedance measurement; Loss measurement; Microwave measurements; Optical losses; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Wideband;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1998. IEEE Canadian Conference on

Conference_Location

Waterloo, Ont.

ISSN

0840-7789

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4314-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCECE.1998.685619

Filename

685619