Electrooptic-distributed Bragg-reflection modulators for integrated optics

Abstract

The electrooptic-distributed Bragg-reflection modulators having periodically corrugated surfaces are proposed. Principles of distributed-feedback (DFB) and distributed Bragg-reflector (DBR) modulators are outlined and discussed. Calculations for the power per unit bandwidth indicate that the DBR modulator is much more effective than the DFB modulator.