Abstract
A novel dielectric waveguide intensity modulator configuration is described. The intensity modulation can be achieved at a potentially wide bandwidth with lumped-type electrodes, by taking advantage of a combination of the conventional mode-extinction effect and a novel branching effect. The modulation performance is analyzed numerically. It is found that by using the proposed configuration, the bandwidth of the conventional mode-extinction modulator is almost doubled. The proposed configuration may also be used as a switch, although not in the usual manner.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 443-445 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 12 |
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| State | Published - Dec 1989 |