Title :
Lightwave modulators: Early days
Author :
Kaminow, Ivan P.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
I give a personal perspective on early telecom modulator research following Maiman´s demonstration of the first laser in 1960. I start with the 9 GHz KDP linear electrooptic amplitude modulator and follow with the Ti-diffused lithium niobate planar phase modulator.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; integrated optics; lithium compounds; optical communication equipment; phase modulation; potassium compounds; titanium; KDP; KDP linear electrooptic amplitude modulator; LiNbO3:Ti; Ti-diffused lithium niobate planar phase modulator; frequency 9 GHz; integrated optical circuits; lightwave modulators; telecom modulator; Strontium;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621326