Enhancing the Electrooptic Effect Using Modulation Instability
Optics
2013-02-15 v1
Abstract
As electronic operating frequencies increase toward the terahertz regime, new electrooptic modulators capable of low-voltage high-frequency operation must be developed to provide the necessary optical interconnects. This letter presents a new concept that exploits modulation instability to enhance the intrinsically weak electrooptic effect, \chi^(2). Simulations demonstrate more than 50 times enhancement of electrooptic effect at millimeter wave frequencies leading to a substantial reduction in the required modulation voltage.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1302.3234,
title = {Enhancing the Electrooptic Effect Using Modulation Instability},
author = {Peter T. S. DeVore and David Borlaug and Bahram Jalali},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1302.3234},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
5 page, 4 figures; Submitted for publication January 22, 2013