DocumentCode
939064
Title
Electro-optic Y-junction modulator/switch
Author
Sasaki, Hiromu ; De La Rue, Richard M.
Author_Institution
University of Glasgow, Department of Electronics & Electrical Engineering, Glasgow, UK
Volume
12
Issue
18
fYear
1976
Firstpage
459
Lastpage
460
Abstract
A new type of electro-optic channel-waveguide modulator/switch for integrated optics has been proposed and demonstrated in which the transverse confinement of The guided optical wave in a channel waveguide is controlled and the optical energy is selectively fed to either Y-junction output port by control of the applied electric field. The device exhibited 75% modulation depth for an applied voltage swing of 6 V peak to peak and a potential bandwidth of 10 GHz.
Keywords
electro-optical devices; integrated optics; modulators; optical modulation; optical waveguides; switches; waveguide components; channel waveguide; electrooptic Y-junction modulator/switch; integrated optics;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19760348
Filename
4240013
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