Title :
Thermo-optic Mach-Zehnder modulator with organic-inorganic hybrid materials
Author :
Marques, P.G. ; Vicente, C.M.S. ; Pecoraro, E. ; Ferreira, R.A.S. ; Carlos, L.D. ; André, P.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Fis., Univ. de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Abstract :
We report the production of a thermo-optic actuated optical modulator, fabricated by direct UV laser writing in transparent, low surface roughness, and low-loss thin films of organic-inorganic hybrids. The required temperature to achieve the destructive interference condition was 8.97° C.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; laser materials processing; optical fabrication; optical materials; optical modulation; optical planar waveguides; organic-inorganic hybrid materials; surface roughness; thermo-optical devices; thin films; transparency; destructive interference; direct UV laser writing; low-loss thin films; organic-inorganic hybrid materials; planar waveguides; surface roughness; temperature 8.97 degC; thermooptic Mach-Zehnder modulator;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2012 17th
Conference_Location :
Busan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0976-9
Electronic_ISBN :
2166-8884
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2012.6276376
