• DocumentCode
    944461
  • Title

    Limitations of zinc sulphide leaky waveguide electro-optic modulators

  • Author

    Jones, Paul L. ; Cotton, D.R.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Manchester, Electrical Engineering Laboratories, Manchester, UK
  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1978
  • Firstpage
    10
  • Lastpage
    12
  • Abstract
    Design criteria for relative-phase optical-waveguide modulators are established for single-crystal thin films of zinc sulphide grown on silicon. It is found that the minimum guide length is limited by voltage breakdown to 2 mm while for high frequency applications, because of the leaky nature of the guiding region, the maximum available length and thickness of zinc sulphide are the limiting factors.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical devices; integrated optics; optical modulation; optical waveguides; zinc compounds; ZnS leaky waveguide electrooptic modulators; relative optical waveguide modulators; thin films;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19780008
  • Filename
    4240718
    • Link To Document
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