40-GHZ POLYMER ELECTROOPTIC PHASE MODULATORS

被引:27
作者
WANG, WS
CHEN, DT
FETTERMAN, HR
SHI, YQ
STEIER, WH
DALTON, LR
机构
[1] TACAN CORP,CARLSBAD,CA 92008
[2] UNIV SO CALIF,CTR PHOTON TECHNOL,DEPT ELECT ENGN,LOS ANGELES,CA 90089
[3] UNIV SO CALIF,DEPT CHEM,LOS ANGELES,CA 90089
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10.1109/68.388749
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A broad-band high-frequency traveling wave electrooptic phase modulator made from stable nonlinear optical polymers has been tested. Using a 1.319-mu m light source, single-mode operation was achieved with high-input optical power, resulting in improved modulation depths and signal-to-noise ratios. The high-frequency optical modulation was observed up to 40 GHz using external microwave mixers. Direct optical-heterodyne detection of electrooptic phase modulation has also been demonstrated with high sensitivity at 40 GHz. The devices were tested with 10(5) W/cm(2) power density for 24 hours, and have showed no observable decay in nonlinearity.
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页码:638 / 640
页数:3
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