Integrated optic intensity modulator based on a bent channel waveguide

Veldhuis, G.J. and Krommendijk, F. and Lambeck, P.V. (1999) Integrated optic intensity modulator based on a bent channel waveguide. Optics Communications, 168 (5-6). pp. 481-491. ISSN 0030-4018

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Abstract:	This paper proposes and evaluates a new type of integrated optic intensity modulator. The device principle is based on influencing the bend loss in a waveguide by changing the lateral refractive index contrast defining the guide. The device is expected to be applicable as a shutter in N×M switching arrays for decreasing cross-talk. As a proof of principle, a thermo-optically actuated device, fabricated in a combined polymer/silicon oxynitride technology, is presented. It shows an extinction ratio of 23 dB for an actuation energy of 1.5 W at a wavelength of 1.55 μm.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© 1999 Elsevier
Research Group:	Integrated Optical MicroSystems (IOMS)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/74172
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0030-4018(99)00392-2
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