• DocumentCode
    3531312
  • Title

    Compact electro-optic modulator for direct integration into an X-band antenna array front-end

  • Author

    Yap, Daniel ; Efimov, Oleg ; Geary, Kevin ; Schaffner, James

  • Author_Institution
    HRL Labs., LLC, Malibu, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    5-9 Oct. 2010
  • Firstpage
    35
  • Lastpage
    38
  • Abstract
    A compact electro-optic modulator comprising a waveguide grating formed on a small piece of lithium niobate can be integrated directly into an X-band antenna array element. A prototype link with this modulator was demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    arrayed waveguide gratings; electro-optical modulation; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; lithium compounds; microwave photonics; waveguide antenna arrays; X-band antenna array front-end; electro-optic modulator; integrated optics; lithium niobate; waveguide grating; Gratings; Microwave photonics; Optical fibers; Optical modulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Photonics (MWP), 2010 IEEE Topical Meeting on
  • Conference_Location
    Montreal, QC
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-7824-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWP.2010.5664233
  • Filename
    5664233