Modeling and optimization of electro-optic phase modulator

Paul E. Shames; Pang Chen Sun; Yeshaiahu Fainman

doi:10.1117/12.239016

1 May 1996 Modeling and optimization of electro-optic phase modulator

Paul E. Shames, Pang Chen Sun, Yeshaiahu Fainman

Proceedings Volume 2693, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices IV; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.239016
Event: Photonics West '96, 1996, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

We introduce a novel method of modeling PLZT phase modulators. Traditionally, modeling has been based upon fitting the constant quadratic electro-optic coefficient to empirical data. Our characterization has shown that the electro-optic coefficient is not a constant and that the electro-optic effect saturates at electric field strengths that exist in standard surface electrode device configurations. We have also found that the additional effects of light scattering and depolarization, which depend on the strength of the applied electric field, are significant factors for modeling device design and optimization.

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Paul E. Shames, Pang Chen Sun, and Yeshaiahu Fainman "Modeling and optimization of electro-optic phase modulator", Proc. SPIE 2693, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices IV, (1 May 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.239016

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