TRAVELING-WAVE ELECTROOPTIC PHASE MODULATOR USING CROSS-LINKED NONLINEAR-OPTICAL POLYMER

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作者
WANG, WS
CHEN, DT
FETTERMAN, HR
SHI, YQ
STEIER, WH
DALTON, LR
机构
[1] UNIV SO CALIF,DEPT ELECT ENGN,LOS ANGELES,CA 90089
[2] UNIV SO CALIF,DEPT CHEM,LOS ANGELES,CA 90089
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10.1063/1.112152
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We report the fabrication and characterization of a high frequency traveling wave electro-optic phase modulator made from thermally cross-linked polyurethane-Disperse Red 19 polymers. The device has been fabricated using a three layer structure with an integrated 50 OMEGA microstrip line circuit. The straight channel optical waveguides were defined laterally by standard photolithography and oxygen reactive ion etching. The measured half-wave voltage was in good agreement with that extrapolated from the second harmonic generation measurements. Optical modulation was observed directly on a spectrum analyzer up to 18 GHz. Long-term evaluation over an extensive length of time found no observable loss of performance.
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