Title :
On the figures of merit for electroabsorption waveguide modulators
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., La Jolla, CA, USA
fDate :
7/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Gamma Delta alpha /F and Delta alpha / alpha /sub 0/ (where Delta alpha is the absorption change, alpha /sub 0/ is the residual absorption, F is the applied electric field, and Gamma is the optical confinement factor in the waveguide) have been separately proposed as the relevant figure of merit for electroabsorption waveguide modulators. Using a quantitative and systematic argument, the authors show that they are both necessary and important to the total performance of the modulator.<>
Keywords :
electro-optical devices; electroabsorption; optical losses; optical modulation; optical waveguide theory; absorption change; applied electric field; electroabsorption waveguide modulators; figures of merit; integrated optics; optical confinement factor; residual absorption; Absorption; Bandwidth; Chromium; Design optimization; Insertion loss; Magneto electrical resistivity imaging technique; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Waveguide transitions;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
