Applications of Electro-optic Polymers and Devices: Breaking the High Frequency, Broad Bandwidth Barrier
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High frequency, broad bandwidth technology development in both civilian and defense applications is being driven by the need to quickly process and distribute large amounts of information. Due to the high cost, complexity, and performance limitations of electronic high frequency systems, hybrid electrical-optical or all-optical systems are necessary. Current off-theshelf optical components function well at frequencies below 20 GHz, but their performance begins to degrade quickly above 40 GHz. This performance degradation results primarily from limitations in the crystalline electro-optic materials currently used to fabricate optical components. Optical components and integrated optical devices that operate at high frequency and with high bandwidth are necessary for next generation applications such as:
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