Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 23, 2313002(2023)

Theoretical Analysis and Experimental Investigation of Silicon-Organic Hybrid Integrated Electro-Optic Modulator with Traveling-Wave Electrodes

Zihan Zhou1, Meng Chao1, Xinxin Su1, Zhuo Chen2, Ruonan Liu3, Shuhui Bo2, Zhihua Li3, Zhenlin Wu1, Mingshan Zhao1, and Xiuyou Han1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning , China
  • 2Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • 3Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Integrated Optics

    Received: Jun. 19, 2023

    Accepted: Sep. 4, 2023

    Published Online: Dec. 8, 2023

    The Author Email: Han Xiuyou (xyhan@dlut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS231155

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