University of California Integrated Optical Wavelength Converters and Advanced Structures for WC Laterally Tapered Structures for wideband WC X. Yan Traveling Wave EAMs for Reduced Power and WC H. F. Chou University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Tel: (805) 893-4168; Email: danb@ece.ucsb.edu
Advances Needed Broadband splitters Windows for lower reflection Mode converters for lower loss Low voltage, high speed modulators Integrated Wavelength Converters
Low Voltage Modulators -70 -60 -50 -40 -30 -20 -10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 300 m device 400 700 mm TE polarization TM polarization l = 1555 nm Reverse Bias (V) Transmission (dB) QCSE for low voltage Traveling Wave for low voltage
Traveling Wave EAMs Bias (V) Transmission (dB) TE TM PMGI bridge Waveguide n-contact p-contact CPW feedline 20 dB Change in 0.7 V: Good for Wavelength Conversion
40 GHz Frequency Response End View Ground 3 dB Waveguide Input CPM line Output CPM line