Theoretical waveguide optimization in a ti: LiNbO3 mach–zehnder modulator by mg diffusion

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1492-1499

  Mansour, I ^a   Caccavale, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diffusion; LiNbO3 optical modulator; Numerical optimization

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CALCULATIONS; CONFORMAL MAPPING; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNESIUM; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTIMIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; TITANIUM;

BEND LOSSES; COUPLING LOSS; GUIDED WAVE LATERAL CONFINEMENT; LITHIUM NIOBATE; M LINE TECHNIQUES; MACH-ZEHNDER MODULATOR;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0030101934     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.001492     Document Type: Article

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