DocumentCode :
710467
Title :
Optical modulator with an integrated loop mirror
Author :
Soltani, Fatemeh ; Menard, Michael ; Kirk, Andrew G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
fYear :
2015
fDate :
20-22 April 2015
Firstpage :
100
Lastpage :
101
Abstract :
An integrated loop-mirror Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) is demonstrated. This device requires half the phase shift for full modulation. Hence it needs a smaller actuation voltage and has a lower power consumption than a regular MZI.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optoelectronics; mirrors; optical modulation; actuation voltage; integrated loop-mirror Mach-Zehnder interferometer; optical modulator; phase shift; power consumption; Mirrors; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Phase modulation;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference (OI), 2015 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-8178-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2015.7115699
Filename :
7115699
Link To Document :
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