Performance Of High Frequency LiNbO3 Fibre Pigtailed Mach-Zehnder Waveguide Intensity Modulators At 1.32µm and 1.52µm

D. R. Gibson; M. S. Ner; C. Sharp

doi:10.1117/12.960083

6 December 1988 Performance Of High Frequency LiNbO₃Fibre Pigtailed Mach-Zehnder Waveguide Intensity Modulators At 1.32µm and 1.52µm

D. R. Gibson, M. S. Ner, C. Sharp

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Proceedings Volume 0993, Integrated Optical Circuit Engineering VI; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960083
Event: O-E/Fiber LASE '88, 1988, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

The design, optimisation and fabrication of Mach Zehnder type 1.324m and 1.524m wavelength intensity modulators, in Z-cut LiNbO₃, is described. Fabrication conditions for waveguides and travelling wave electrode structures, in relation to device passive and active performance, are highlighted. Typical polarisation maintaining fibre pigtailed devices at 1.324m and 1.524m had 6dB fibre-to-fibre loss, with an intrinsic modulation bandwidth of 4GHz. The voltage required for on to off operation of the devices was 5-10V, depending on wavelength and waveguide/electrode geometry, with first null extinction ratios between 20 and 45dB. Variations in these performance figures in relation to waveguide fabrication conditions, asymmetry and cross-coupling effects are discussed. Environmental performance of the fibre pigtailed packaged modulators is demonstrated via temperature cycling, shock and vibration testing.

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D. R. Gibson, M. S. Ner, and C. Sharp "Performance Of High Frequency LiNbO₃Fibre Pigtailed Mach-Zehnder Waveguide Intensity Modulators At 1.32µm and 1.52µm", Proc. SPIE 0993, Integrated Optical Circuit Engineering VI, (6 December 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960083

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