Title :
High-speed directional coupler modulator with velocity-matched electrode structure
Author :
Yu, Min-Chieh ; Gopinath, Anand
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis, MN, USA
Abstract :
The 3 dB bandwidth of 17 GHz has obtained for the directional coupler modulator with capacitive-loaded electrode structure, and is in good agreement with the 20 GHz predicted result. We believe that this is the highest bandwidth obtained in the directional coupler modulators.<>
Keywords :
coplanar waveguides; electro-optical modulation; optical directional couplers; optical planar waveguides; optical waveguide components; slow wave structures; 17 GHz; 3 dB bandwidth; capacitive-loaded electrode; directional coupler modulator; microwave phase velocity; phase velocity matching; slow-wave characteristics; travelling-wave electrooptic modulators; velocity-matched electrode structure; Bandwidth; Capacitance; Directional couplers; Electrodes; High speed optical techniques; Impedance; Optical design; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Signal design;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1995., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2581-8
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1995.406053
