• DocumentCode
    929075
  • Title

    Ridged Waveguides for Ultra-Broad-Band Light Modulators

  • Author

    Magerl, Gottfried ; Froehling, Peter W.

  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1982
  • Firstpage
    220
  • Lastpage
    226
  • Abstract
    The electromagnetic field of the dominant mode propagating in the inhomogeneously dielectrically loaded double ridged waveguide is given in terms of a modal series expansion. The numerical evaluation of the propagation constant reveals a remarkably linear dispersion diagram in close agreement with measurements performed in the 8-40-GHz range. Based on this analysis, the bandwidth of a ridged waveguide CO 2 -laser modulator is calculated to exceed 40 GHz, when a 25-mm long CdTe crystal is used as electrooptic material.
  • Keywords
    Dielectric measurements; Dispersion; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic measurements; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic waveguides; Loaded waveguides; Optical modulation; Optical propagation; Propagation constant;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9480
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMTT.1982.1131055
  • Filename
    1131055