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Wavelength dependence of the electro-optic overlap integral factor (Γ) for a single-mode LiNbO3 (LN) channel waveguide was analyzed experimentally and theoretically. By measuring the half-wave voltage (Vπ) of the LN waveguide at different wavelengths and then substituting the measured values into a formula that describes the relationship between Vπ and Γ, the quantitative dependence of Γ on wavelength was obtained; and it showed that Γ rapidly decreases with increasing wavelength. On the other hand, numerical simulations of the modulating electric field distribution, the modal field distribution, and Γ at different wavelengths were carried out; the calculated relationship between Γ and wavelength is in good agreement with the measured results. Further simulations indicate that as the wavelength increases, the center of the modal field profile gradually moves toward the weak electric field side from the waveguide surface, thus leading to a smaller Γ at a longer wavelength. Such a relationship between Γ and wavelength is partially responsible for the nonlinear dependence of Vπ on wavelength obtained experimentally. This would be useful for designing and optimization of LN waveguide-based devices.
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Keywords:
- LiNbO3 waveguide /
- electro-optic overlap integral factor /
- half-wave voltage /
- wavelength dependence
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[1] Wooten E L, Kissa K M, Yi-Yan A, Murphy E J, Lafaw D A, Hallemeier P F, Maack D, Attanasio D V, Fritz D J, McBrien G J, Bossi D E 2000 IEEE J.Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 6 69
[2] Lee Y L, Eom T J, Shin W, Yu B A, Ko D K, Kim W K, Lee H Y 2009 Opt. Express 17 10718
[3] Xue T, Yu J, Yang T X, Ni W J, Li S C 2002 Acta Phys. Sin. 51 1521 (in Chinese)[薛挺, 于建, 杨天新, 倪文俊, 李世忱2002 物理学报51 1521]
[4] Li G H, Jiang H L, Xu X Y 2011 Chin. Phys. B 20 064201
[5] Lin H Y, Ning J P, Geng F 2004 Chin. Opt. Lett. 2 89
[6] Wang D L, Sun J Q, Wang J 2008 Acta Phys. Sin. 57 252 (in Chinese)[汪大林, 孙军强, 王健2008 物理学报57 252]
[7] Wei Z J, Wan W, Wang J D, Liao C J, Liu S H 2011 Acta Phys. Sin. 60 094216 (in Chinese)[魏正军, 万伟, 王金东, 廖常俊, 刘颂豪2011 物理学报60 094216]
[8] Bentini G G, Bianconi M, Cerutti A, Chiarini M, Pennestr G, Sada C, Argiolas N, Bazzan M, Mazzoldi P 2007 Opt. Laser Eng. 45 368
[9] Chen F, Liu R P, Qi Z M 2011 Acta Optica Sinica 31 513001 (in Chinese) [陈方, 刘瑞鹏, 祁志美2011 光学学报 31 513001]
[10] Grusemann U, Zeitner B, Rottschalk M, Ruske J P, Tnnermann A, Rasch A 2002 Appl. Opt. 41 6211
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[14] Jung H S 2012 J. Opt. Soc. Korea 16 47
[15] Strake E, Bava G P, Montrosset I 1988 J. Lightwave Technol. 6 1126
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[20] Marcuse D 1982 IEEE J. Quantum Electron. QE-18 393
[21] Kim C M, Ramaswamy R V 1989 J. Lightwave Technol. 7 1063
[22] Becker R A, Kincaid B E 1993 J. Lightwave Technol. 11 2076
[23] Chang S J, Tsai C L, Lin Y B, Liu J F, Wang W S 1999 J. Lightwave Technol. 17 843
[24] Wu Y K, Wang W S 2008 J. Lightwave Technol. 26 286
[25] Yonekura K, Jin L, Takizawa K 2008 Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 47 5503
[26] Toro J A de, Serrano M D, Cabañes A G, Cabrera J M 1998 Opt. Commun. 154 23
[27] He H Y 2004 Calculation Method for Electro-magnetic Field in Matlab (Wuhan: Huazhong University of Science & Technology Press) p100 (in Chinese) [何红雨2004 电磁场数值计算法与Matlab 实现(武汉: 华中科技大学出版社) 第100 页]
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[31] Cao Z Q 2007 Wave guiding Optics (Beijing: Science Press) p26 (in Chinese) [曹庄琪2007 导波光学(北京: 科学出版社) 第26 页]
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