Acoustic vibrations in integrated electro-optic modulators on substrates of lithium niobate
- Authors: Varlamov A.V.1,2, Plotnikov M.Y.3, Aleinik A.S.3, Agrusov P.M.1, Il’ichev I.V.1, Shamray A.V.1,2,3, Vlasov A.A.3
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Affiliations:
- Ioffe Physical Technical Institute
- Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
- ITMO University
- Issue: Vol 43, No 11 (2017)
- Pages: 994-997
- Section: Article
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1063-7850/article/view/206378
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S106378501711013X
- ID: 206378
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Abstract
The processes of the excitation of acoustic vibrations and their influence on the optical signals in integrated electro-optic modulators on substrates of lithium niobate have been investigated. The resonant frequencies of the excitation of substrate vibrational modes have been determined. It has been shown that acoustic vibrations can make a significant contribution to the modulator transfer characteristic at frequencies up to several hundred megahertz, which should be taken into account when using the modulators at low frequencies, for example, as a part of fiber-optic sensors.
About the authors
A. V. Varlamov
Ioffe Physical Technical Institute; Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
Author for correspondence.
Email: wwa@bk.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021; St. Petersburg, 195251
M. Yu. Plotnikov
ITMO University
Email: wwa@bk.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 197101
A. S. Aleinik
ITMO University
Email: wwa@bk.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 197101
P. M. Agrusov
Ioffe Physical Technical Institute
Email: wwa@bk.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021
I. V. Il’ichev
Ioffe Physical Technical Institute
Email: wwa@bk.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021
A. V. Shamray
Ioffe Physical Technical Institute; Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University; ITMO University
Email: wwa@bk.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021; St. Petersburg, 195251; St. Petersburg, 197101
A. A. Vlasov
ITMO University
Email: wwa@bk.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 197101