Silicon modulator based on mechanically-active anti-reflection layer with 1 mbit/sec capability for fiber-in-the-loop applications
- 1 September 1994
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
- Vol. 6 (9), 1119-1121
- https://doi.org/10.1109/68.324686
Abstract
We present a micromechanical modulator for fiber-in-the-loop applications with projected optical bandwidths from 1.3 to 1.55 /spl mu/m and data rates of several Mbits/sec. The device behaves as a damped oscillator. We have made a device with a ringing frequency of 1.1 MHz and a damping time constant of 1 /spl mu/s. We indicate that with an appropriate linear filter the device could operate digitally with data rates of 1 Mbit/sec.Keywords
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