Title :
Investigation of Substrate Modes in High-Speed LiNbO3 Electro-optic Modulators
Author :
Zhi, Tan ; Mitchell, Arnan
Author_Institution :
Microelectron. & Mater. Technol. Centre, RMIT Univ., Melbourne, VIC
Abstract :
A generalized scattering matrix model is introduced to rigorously model substrate resonances in highspeed LiNbO3 electrooptic modulators. Performance degradation due to substrate resonances are accurately simulated and potential techniques to suppress such effects are investigated.
Keywords :
S-matrix theory; electro-optical modulation; high-speed optical techniques; lithium compounds; LiNbO3; generalized scattering matrix model; high-speed electrooptic modulator; substrate mode; substrate resonance; Bandwidth; Coplanar waveguides; Dielectric substrates; Electrodes; Electrooptic modulators; Frequency; Optical losses; Resonance; Scattering; Transmission line matrix methods;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Internet, 2007 and the 2007 32nd Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. COIN-ACOFT 2007. Joint International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-3-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-3-3
DOI :
10.1109/COINACOFT.2007.4519185
