Full-Wave Analysis of Coplanar Waveguides for LiNbO3 Optical Modulators by the Mode-Matching Method Considering Nonideal Conductors on Etched Buffer Layers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 1995, Pages 2250-2257

  Wang, Weyl Kuo ^a,b   Smith, Robert W ^a   Anthony, Philip J ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ETCHING; LIGHT MODULATORS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MICROWAVES; SILICA; SUBSTRATES;

ETCHED BUFFER LAYER; MICROWAVE PROPAGATION; MODE MATCHING METHOD; TRAVELING-WAVE COPLANAR WAVEGUIDE ELECTRODES;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0029405826     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.482045     Document Type: Article

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