BaTiO3 thin-film waveguide modulator with a low voltage-length product at near-infrared wavelengths of 0.98 and 1.55 μm

Pingsheng Tang*, A. L. Meier, D. J. Towner, B. W. Wessels

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Abstract

A BaTiO3 thin-film electro-optic waveguide modulator with a low half-wave voltage-length product has been demonstrated at near-infrared wavelengths of 1-1.6 μm. Half-wave voltage-length products as small as 0.25 and 0.5 V cm were measured for a 5-mm-long device at wavelengths of 973 and 1561 nm, respectively. The effective electro-optic coefficients were calculated as 420 pm/V at 973 nm and 360 pm/V at 1561 nm. Further improvements in device performance by optimizing the ferroelectric domain structure are anticipated.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)254-256
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume30
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2005

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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