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Area of Science:

  • Photonics
  • Materials Science
  • Electrical Engineering

Background:

  • Electro-optic (EO) modulators are crucial components in optical communication systems.
  • Existing EO modulators face limitations in speed, voltage, and power consumption.
  • Novel device architectures and materials are needed to overcome these limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate a new EO phase modulator design with an inverted rib waveguide structure.
  • To investigate the performance of EO polymers in this new device geometry.
  • To analyze the trade-offs between key performance metrics like half-wave voltage, insertion loss, and modulation bandwidth.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of an EO phase modulator utilizing transparent conducting oxide electrodes and an inverted rib waveguide.
  • Employing an EO polymer with a measured in-device electro-optic coefficient (r33) of 60 pm/V.
  • Characterization of device performance, including half-wave voltage (Vpi) and power-length product.
  • Systematic analysis of the relationship between Vpi, insertion loss, and modulation bandwidth.
  • Numerical simulations to predict the performance of an optimized high-speed structure.

Main Results:

  • The demonstrated modulator achieved a lowest VpiL figure-of-merit of 0.6 V-cm (7.2 mW-cm(2) power-length product) in a dual-drive configuration.
  • Measured Vpi ranged from 5.3V to 11.2V for devices of different lengths (3.8 mm and 1.5 mm).
  • Numerical simulations indicate that an optimized structure with r33 = 150 pm/V could achieve Vpi = 0.5V over a 5mm active length.
  • The optimized design targets an insertion loss of 6dB and a 3dB optical modulation bandwidth exceeding 40 GHz.

Conclusions:

  • The inverted rib waveguide EO phase modulator demonstrates promising performance for high-speed optical applications.
  • The proposed optimized structure has the potential to significantly reduce driving voltage and increase modulation bandwidth.
  • This advancement contributes to the development of more efficient and faster optical communication and signal processing technologies.