Efficient, high-frequency bulk phase modulator

Autor: Zuegel, Jonathan D., Jacobs-Perkins, Douglas W.
Zdroj: Applied Optics; March 2004, Vol. 43 Issue: 9 p1946-1950, 5p
Abstrakt: An efficient, 10.4-GHz bulk phase modulator is demonstrated that produces frequency-modulated optical bandwidths in excess of 300 GHz in a double-pass configuration with modest microwave drive power. The waveguide resonator design employs velocity matching to maximize phase-modulation efficiency and a modified form of cutoff waveguide coupling to achieve a high microwave cavity Q factor that reduces power requirements. The measured microwave performance of the modulator agrees well with performance predicted from fully anisotropic, three-dimensional numerical simulations.
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