NARROW-GAP COPLANAR SLOW-WAVE ELECTRODE FOR TRAVELING-WAVE ELECTROOPTIC MODULATORS

被引:19
作者
SAKAMOTO, SR
SPICKERMANN, R
DAGLI, N
机构
[1] Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara
关键词
ELECTROOPTICAL MODULATION; GALLIUM ARSENIDE;
D O I
10.1049/el:19950779
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A novel coplanar slow wave electrode geometry suitable for travelling wave electro-optic modulators was fabricated on semiinsulating GaAs and measured up to 40GHz. With these electrodes, modulator voltages can be applied across very small gaps while keeping the microwave loss low, the phase velocity matched and the characteristic impedance close to 50 Omega.
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页码:1183 / 1185
页数:3
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