Paloczi, George T. and Huang, Yanyi and Yariv, Amnon and Luo, Jingdong and Jen, Alex K.-Y. (2004) Replica-molded electro-optic polymer Mach–Zehnder modulator. Applied Physics Letters, 85 (10). pp. 1662-1664. ISSN 0003-6951. doi:10.1063/1.1787944. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:PALapl04
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Abstract
A Mach-Zehnder electro-optic polymer amplitude modulator is fabricated by a simple and high-throughput soft-stamp replica-molding technique. The modulator structure incorporates the highly nonlinear and stable chromophore, AJL8, doped in amorphous polycarbonate. Single-arm phase-retardation results in a halfwave voltage (V-pi) of 8.4 V at 1600 nm. The on/off extinction ratio is better than 19 dB, resulting from precise Y-branch power splitters and good waveguide uniformity. These results indicate that the simple fabrication process allows for good optical performance from high-fidelity replicas of the original master devices.
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| Additional Information: | © 2004 American Institute of Physics. Received 4 March 2004; accepted 29 June 2004. This work was financed in part by National Science Foundation and The Defense Advanced Research Program Agency. The authors acknowledge helpful discussions with John Choi, Will Green, Dr. Reg Lee, Joyce Poon, and Dr. Jacob Scheuer. We also thank Dr. Mark Adams and Professor Axel Scherer for photo-mask fabrication. | ||||||
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| Subject Keywords: | replica techniques; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical modulation; amplitude modulation; optical polymers; optical waveguides; moulding | ||||||
| Issue or Number: | 10 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1063/1.1787944 | ||||||
| Record Number: | CaltechAUTHORS:PALapl04 | ||||||
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| Deposited By: | Tony Diaz | ||||||
| Deposited On: | 09 Jun 2006 | ||||||
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