A 500 MHz LiNbO3 2?2 OPTICAL SWITCH/MODULATOR
500 MHz LiNbO_3 2×2光开关/调制器

A Ti:LiNbO3 2?2 optical switch/modulator with a Cr-Au electrode has been fabricated and tested. The switching voltage was 10V, the fiber-device-fiber loss was 8 dB, the extinction ratio was 15 dB, and the 3 dB bandwidth was more than 500 MHz.