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9. Electro-Optic Modulators
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9.1 Basic Operation Characteristics ofSwitches and Modulators
9.1.1 Modulation Depth (Modulation Index)
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9.1.2 Bandwidth
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9.1.3 Insertion Loss
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9.1.4 Power Consumption
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9.1.5 Isolation
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9.2 The Electro-Optic Effect
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9.3 Single-Waveguide Electro-Optic Modulators
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9.3.1 Phase Modulation
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9.3.2 Polarization Modulation
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9.3.3 Intensity Modulation
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9.3.4 Electro-Absorption Modulation
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9.4 Dual-Channel WaveguideElectro-Optic Modulators
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9.4.1 Theory of Operation
The Coupling Equations
Boundary Condition
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Solutions
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Optical Power
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9.4.2 Operating Characteristics ofDual-Channel Modulators
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9.5 Mach-Zehnder TypeElectro-Optic Modulators
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9.6 Electro-Optic ModulatorsEmploying Reflection or Diffraction
9.6.1 Bragg-Effect Electro-Optic Modulators
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9.6.2 Electro-Optic Reflection Modulators
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9.7 Comparison of Waveguide ModulatorsTo Bulk Electro-Optic Modulators
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9.8 Traveling Wave Electrode ConfigurationsFor high frequency operation, the dimension of the electrodeshould not be regarded as “lumped”
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z: characteristic impedance of a traveling wave electrode
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Electrodes with Coplanar Waveguide (CPW) structure