EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF ELECTROOPTIC POLYMER MODULATORS AND WAVE-GUIDES

被引:10
作者
HEDIN, ER [1 ]
GOETZ, FJ [1 ]
机构
[1] CROZER MILLS ENTERPRISE CTR, PHYSIOCHEM SCI INST TECHNOL, UPLAND, PA 19015 USA
关键词
ELECTROOPTIC; MACH-ZEHNDER; MODULATOR; POLYMER; WAVE-GUIDE; PHOTOBLEACHING;
D O I
10.1364/AO.34.001554
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The results of an experimental study of electro-optic modulators and waveguides based on polymeric materials are presented. Included are the design, fabrication, and testing of integrated Mach-Zehnder modulators, which are based on polymer films that contain a novel, nonlinear electro-optic chromophore. Studies also show the efficacy of photolithography or photobleaching by the use of this chromophore to form passive, branching waveguides, which are operated at the 1300-nm wavelength.
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页码:1554 / 1561
页数:8
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