Solid-State Electronics, Vol.45, No.9, 1577-1589, 2001
High-Q microphotonic electro-optic modulator
A microphotonic mm-wave modulator using simultaneous RF and optical resonance in an electro-optic medium is presented. Theory and simulation of modulator operation is discussed, and experimental results demonstrating modulation using simultaneous resonance in the mm-wave range are reported.
Keywords:mm-wave receiver;LiNbO3 modulator;resonant detection;microphotonic;microdisk;microsphere;resonator