2010 Volume 49 Issue 6 Pages 506-512
Recent years, large amount of fine images and high-definition movies are delivered through the Internet, therefore the improvement of the transmission speed of the optical communication is in strong demand. The optical modulation is an essential technology that defines the information transmission capacity in the optical communication, and an organic electro-optic polymer attracts attention because of enabling super-high-speed modulation that exceeds 100 GHz with low power consumption. Recently, the electro-optic polymer that shows the performance of ten times more than the conventional material was reported, and the extension of the application field to the optical interconnection in the semiconductor integrated circuit as well as the high speed modulation. This report introduces the research trend in the electro-optic polymer that shows rapid progress mainly on the material development.
