Low-voltage electro-optic modulation using amorphous polycarbonate host material

Susan P. Ermer; Dexter G. Girton; Lawrence J. Dries; Rebecca E. Taylor; Wendell D. Eades; Timothy E. Van Eck; Angelina S. Moss; William W. Anderson

doi:10.1117/12.382892

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21 April 2000 Low-voltage electro-optic modulation using amorphous polycarbonate host material

Susan P. Ermer, Dexter G. Girton, Lawrence J. Dries, Rebecca E. Taylor, Wendell D. Eades, Timothy E. Van Eck, Angelina S. Moss, William W. Anderson

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Proceedings Volume 3949, WDM and Photonic Switching Devices for Network Applications; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.382892
Event: Symposium on Integrated Optoelectronics, 2000, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The selection process leading to the development of a guest- host electro-optic material based on an amorphous polycarbonate is described. The optical loss at 1300 nm of this material system is under 2 dB/cm, which is the confidence limit of the slab measurement used. A Mach- Zehnder Modulator fabricated using the push-pull poling technique has a low switching voltage of 1.2V.

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Susan P. Ermer, Dexter G. Girton, Lawrence J. Dries, Rebecca E. Taylor, Wendell D. Eades, Timothy E. Van Eck, Angelina S. Moss, and William W. Anderson "Low-voltage electro-optic modulation using amorphous polycarbonate host material", Proc. SPIE 3949, WDM and Photonic Switching Devices for Network Applications, (21 April 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.382892

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