Novel T-rail electrodes for substrate removed low-voltage high-speed GaAs/AlGaAs electrooptic modulators

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JaeHyuk, Shin and Öztürk, Cem and Sakamoto, S. R. and Chiu, Y. J. and Dağlı, Nadir (2005) Novel T-rail electrodes for substrate removed low-voltage high-speed GaAs/AlGaAs electrooptic modulators. IEEE transactions on microwave theory and techniques, 53 (2). pp. 636-643. ISSN 0018-9480

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Abstract

A novel traveling-wave electrode utilizing capacitively loaded T-rail elements was developed for low-voltage high-speed substrate-removed GaAs/AlGaAs electrooptic modulators. Electrodes with varying dimensions were fabricated and characterized. Electrode phase velocity, characteristic impedance, loss coefficient, and capacitive loading were extracted from the measured s-parameters up to 40 GHz. Electrode was also simulated using a finite-element solver. The measured and calculated electrode capacitance values were found to be in excellent agreement, showing that the electrode can be precisely designed. Approaches were outlined to provide a group velocity-matched very high-speed modulator electrode suitable for a low drive-voltage substrate-removed GaAs/AlGaAs electro-optic modulator.
Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: electrooptic modulators; GaAs modulators; optical modulators; microwave transmission lines
Subjects: T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Depositing User: Cem Öztürk
Date Deposited: 17 Oct 2005 03:00
Last Modified: 26 Apr 2022 08:11
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/633

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