Design of Mach-Zehnder interference modulators composed of enhanced electro-optic active polymers

Guangming Xu; Jialei Liu; Haohui Ren; Guofang Fan; Zhen Zhen; Xinhou Liu

doi:10.1117/12.2045301

Translator Disclaimer

7 March 2014 Design of Mach-Zehnder interference modulators composed of enhanced electro-optic active polymers

Guangming Xu, Jialei Liu, Haohui Ren, Guofang Fan, Zhen Zhen, Xinhou Liu

Author Affiliations +

Proceedings Volume 8983, Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XVI; 89831Q (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2045301
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2014, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Organic electro-optic polymer has low dielectric constant and high electro-optic coefficient, which is one of the perfect materials for making modulators with low loss and high bandwidth. In this paper, we synthesized a novel chromophore based on the 4-(diethylamino) salicylaldehyde electron donor and the rigid isolated benzyl group. Based on the innovative chormophore, we designed low loss Mach-Zehnder interference modulators with 3dB bandwidth 50GHz using tapered waveguides and coplanar waveguide electrodes as well as micro-strip electrodes. Performance parameters of the modulators were detailed analyzed and two microwave driven electrodes were compared.

Citation Download Citation

Guangming Xu, Jialei Liu, Haohui Ren, Guofang Fan, Zhen Zhen, and Xinhou Liu "Design of Mach-Zehnder interference modulators composed of enhanced electro-optic active polymers", Proc. SPIE 8983, Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XVI, 89831Q (7 March 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2045301

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE