• 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
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=710467