Title :
Optical waveguiding and modulation in zinc-sulphide thin films
Author :
Jones, Paul L. ; Al-Khateeb, K.A.H.
Author_Institution :
University of Manchester, Electrical Engineering Laboratories, Manchester, UK
Abstract :
Some guiding and electro-optic properties of highly ordered (111)-oriented single-crystal zinc-sulphide thin films grown on silicon are reported. A simple relative-phase modulator is described. At a wavelength of 633 nm, the halfwave voltage is 58 V and the attenuation less than 6 dB.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; electro-optical devices; integrated optics; optical waveguides; semiconductor thin films; zinc compounds; ZnS thin films; electrooptical devices; integrated optics; optical modulation; optical waveguides;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19760155
