Title :
Enhanced guided-to-radiation mode conversion in electro-optic annealed proton-exchanged PPLN waveguides
Author :
Chang, J.W. ; Hsieh, C.S. ; Tseng, Q.H. ; Chuang, P.C. ; Chang, W.K. ; Lyu, H.T. ; Chen, Yen-Hung
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Opt. & Photonics, Nat. Central Univ., Jhongli, Taiwan
Abstract :
We report a TM-guided to TE-radiation mode converter in electro-optic (EO) annealed proton-exchanged, 23.6-µm-period PPLN waveguides at 1550-nm band. Over 80%/cm mode-conversion efficiency was obtained with this device at 28°C with ∼8 V/µm EO field.
Keywords :
Annealing; Electrodes; Electrooptic devices; Electrooptic modulators; Electrooptical waveguides; Frequency conversion; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Polarization; Tellurium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
