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A Study on Electrooptic $Ti:LiNbO_3$ Mach-Zehnder integrated-optic interferometers for Electric-Field Measurement  

Jung, Hong-Sik (Dept. of Electronic & Electrical Eng., Hongik University)
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Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD / v.48, no.12, 2011 , pp. 15-22 More about this Journal
Abstract
Integrated-optic symmetric/asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometers at $1.3{\mu}m$ wavelength were studied as sensing part for electric-field measurement system. The devices were simulated based on the BPM software and fabricated utilizing Ti-diffused $LiNbO_3$ channel optical waveguides and lumped-type electrodes. A half-wave voltage of $V_{\pi}$=6.6V and modulation depth of 100% and 75% for a symmetric structure were measured for 200Hz and 1kHz electrical signal bandwidth, respectively. By the way, almost half-maximum power transmission was observed for asymmetric interferometers with ${\pi}$/2 intrinsic phase difference. Expected experimental measurements were observed for 1kHz electrical signal bandwidth.
Keywords
electric-field optical sensor; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; electrooptic effect; $Ti:LiNbO_3$ optical waveguide; integrated-optic device;
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