Design and fabrication of polymer-based asymmetric Fabry-Perot electro-optic modulators

Chang Hai Wang; Brian S. Wherrett; Thomas G. Harvey

doi:10.1117/12.201982

22 February 1995 Design and fabrication of polymer-based asymmetric Fabry-Perot electro-optic modulators

Chang Hai Wang, Brian S. Wherrett, Thomas G. Harvey

Proceedings Volume 2449, Fiber Optic Network Components; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.201982
Event: Advanced Networks and Services, 1995, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

Asymmetric Fabry-Perot (AFP) reflection modulators containing thin film electro-optic polymeric materials are described and designed for operation at a low drive voltage. Prototype device structures have been fabricated using a crosslinked electro-optic polymer, optical modulation of 43% has been obtained at an operation wavelength of 633 nm and at a rms drive voltage of 88 V. A 4 X 4 array of devices has also been fabricated and characterized. The uniformity of the array was evaluated and a contrast ratio exceeding 5:1 can be obtained simultaneously at each of the 16 device positions.

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Chang Hai Wang, Brian S. Wherrett, and Thomas G. Harvey "Design and fabrication of polymer-based asymmetric Fabry-Perot electro-optic modulators", Proc. SPIE 2449, Fiber Optic Network Components, (22 February 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.201982

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