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Abstract
We report the development of the world’s first single-mode optical fiber-coupled, fully packaged visible-wavelength electro-optic modulator. The device was experimentally characterized at representative wavelengths within the visible spectrum, including 520 nm, 633 nm, and 680 nm, demonstrating its broadband modulation capability. At a wavelength of 633 nm, the modulator exhibits a measured insertion loss of 7.6 dB, an extinction ratio of 27 dB, and a 3 dB bandwidth of 31.5 GHz. Digital data transmission was successfully demonstrated on the modulator, with a data rate of 12 Gbs−1 and RF drive voltage of only 2 V peak-to-peak voltage, the bit error rate (BER) was measured to be less than 4.2 × 10−7.
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Breakthroughs in the generation of light and in its control and utilization have given rise to the field of Photonics, a rapidly expanding area of science and technology with major technological and economic impact. Photonics integrates quantum electronics and optics to accelerate progress in the generation of novel photon sources and in their utilization in emerging applications at the micro and nano scales spanning from the far-infrared/THz to the x-ray region of the electromagnetic spectrum. IEEE Photonics Journal is an online-only journal dedicated to the rapid disclosure of top-quality peer-reviewed research at the forefront of all areas of photonics. Contributions addressing issues ranging from fundamental understanding to emerging technologies and applications are within the scope of the Journal. The Journal includes topics in: Photon sources from far infrared to X-rays, Photonics materials and engineered photonic structures, Integrated optics and optoelectronic, Ultrafast, attosecond, high field and short wavelength photonics, Biophotonics, including DNA photonics, Nanophotonics, Magnetophotonics, Fundamentals of light propagation and interaction; nonlinear effects, Optical data storage, Fiber optics and optical communications devices, systems, and technologies, Micro Opto Electro Mechanical Systems (MOEMS), Microwave photonics, Optical Sensors.