High speed electro-optic polymer phase modulator using an in-plane slotline RF waveguide

Dong Hun Park; Yongzhang Leng; Jingdong Luo; Alex K.-Y. Jen; Warren N. Herman

doi:10.1117/12.876239

21 February 2011 High speed electro-optic polymer phase modulator using an in-plane slotline RF waveguide

Dong Hun Park, Yongzhang Leng, Jingdong Luo, Alex K.-Y. Jen, Warren N. Herman

Proceedings Volume 7936, RF and Millimeter-Wave Photonics; 793607 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.876239
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2011, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

In this paper, we report on progress in the fabrication of a high speed optical phase modulator based on a nonlinear electro-optic (EO) polymer with an in-plane slotline radio frequency (RF) electrode structure. Compared to microstrip, a slotline RF electrode design has several potential advantages such as easy fabrication, high poling efficiency, low V_π, and suppression of current drift. The guest-host nonlinear polymer system AJL49/APC was used in the device. Design, fabrication, and characterization are presented.

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Dong Hun Park, Yongzhang Leng, Jingdong Luo, Alex K.-Y. Jen, and Warren N. Herman "High speed electro-optic polymer phase modulator using an in-plane slotline RF waveguide", Proc. SPIE 7936, RF and Millimeter-Wave Photonics, 793607 (21 February 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.876239

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