Low-voltage electro-optic modulation using amorphous polycarbonate host material

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作者
Ermer, S [1 ]
Girton, DG [1 ]
Dries, LS [1 ]
Taylor, RE [1 ]
Eades, W [1 ]
Van Eck, TE [1 ]
Moss, AS [1 ]
Anderson, WW [1 ]
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[1] Lockheed Martin Adv Technol Ctr, Palo Alto, CA 94304 USA
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WDM AND PHOTONIC SWITCHING DEVICES FOR NETWORK APPLICATIONS | 2000年 / 3949卷
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10.1117/12.382892
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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
The selection process leading to the development of a guest-host electro-optic material based on an amorphous polycarbonate (APC) is described. The optical loss at 1300 nm of this material system is under 2 dB/cm, which is the confidence limit of the slab measurement used. A Mach-Zehnder Modulator fabricated using the push-pull poling technique has a low switching voltage (V-pi) of 1.2 V.
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