Luo Ying, Xiao Pingping. An electro-optic modulator based on symmetrical metal-gladding waveguide configuration. [J]. (4):56-58(2008) DOI: 10.13756/j.gtxyj.2008.04.008.
An electro-optic modulator based on symmetrical metal-gladding waveguide configuration
a novel electro-optic modulator based on free space coupling technology is proposed.Incident light is directly projected upon the upper metal film surface that is used as the coupling layer.The amount of the energy that is coupled into the layer is controlled by altering the externally applied electrical field intensity so as to change the reflected light intensity
thus realizing electro-optic modulation.The modulator is characteristic of low insert loss
high response speed
high stability and low cost.Compared with the conventional polymer electro-optic modulator using prism coupling technique
the novel modulator is more compact and easier to be integrated.
关键词
电光调制器电光效应金属包覆波导自由空间耦合
Keywords
electro-optic modulatorelectro-optic effectmetal-gladding waveguidefree space coupling