Title :
Advanced optical modulators using silica-LiNbO3 hybrid configuration
Author :
Yamazaki, Hiroshi
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
We review optical modulators with a hybrid configuration of silica PLCs and LiNbO3 phase modulators. The hybrid configuration is highly scalable for advanced modulation formats, and is reliable both thermally and mechanically.
Keywords :
integrated optics; lithium compounds; optical modulation; phase modulation; silicon compounds; SiO2-LiNbO3; lithium niobate phase modulators; optical modulators; planar lightwave circuits; silica PLC; silica-lithium niobate hybrid configuration; High speed optical techniques; Insertion loss; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Phase modulation;
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.2012.6276480