High-bandwidth velocity-matched optical directional coupler modulator in A1GaAs/GaAs

M. Nisa Khan; Anand Gopinath; Julian P.G. Bristo

doi:10.1117/12.2321810

High-bandwidth velocity-matched optical directional coupler modulator in A1GaAs/GaAs

M. Nisa Khan, Anand Gopinath, Julian P.G. Bristo

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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We report a design of a very high frequency A1GaAs/GaAs optical modulator using a dielectric loading velocity matching technique. The optical modulator is a directional coupler which is covered with a thin coating of Ta₂0₅ to match the velocities of the lightwave and the if modulating signal to within 2%. The optical and rf characteristics of the modulator are analyzed using the effective index and finite difference methods. The small signal 3 dB bandwidth for the modulator is predicted to exceed 45 GHz and 100 GHz for biasing at the null point and in the linear region respectively, with a maximum modulation voltage of 5V at 830nm wavelength.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	260-263
Number of pages	4
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	1582
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2321810
State	Published - 1991
Event	Integrated Optoelectronics for Communication and Processing 1991 - Boston, United States Duration: Sep 1 1991 → Sep 7 1991

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