Title :
Experimental investigation of electro-optic long-period gratings on lithium-niobate waveguides
Author :
Jin, W. ; Chiang, K.S. ; Liu, Q. ; Chow, C.K. ; Chan, H.P. ; Lor, K.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, Kowloon
Abstract :
Using several electro-optic long-period grating s fabricated on LiNbO3 wave guides, we demonstrate the effects of the cladding modes and the waveguide structure on the grating performance. We obtain a 25-dB rejection band at 95-V driving voltage.
Keywords :
cladding techniques; diffraction gratings; electro-optical devices; lithium compounds; optical fabrication; optical planar waveguides; LiNbO3; cladding modes; driving voltage; electrooptic long-period gratings; lithium-niobate waveguides; rejection band; Electrooptical waveguides; Gratings; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Protons; Slabs; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610369
