Polymer integrated modulators for photonic data link applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2997, Issue , 1997, Pages 114-125

  Wang, Wenshen ^a   Shi, Yongqiang ^a   Olson, David J ^a   Lin, Weiping ^a   Bechtel, James H ^a  

^a TACAN Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Cable television; Electro optic modulators; Fiber optic data link; Integrated optics; Nonlinear optical polymers

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; CABLES; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; FABRICATION; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; MODULATORS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHOTONICS; POLYMERS; SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION; SYSTEM STABILITY; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TELEVISION BROADCASTING;

BIAS CONTROL; CABLE TELEVISION; CABLE TELEVISION INDUSTRY; DATA-LINKS; DEVICE APPLICATIONS; DEVICE DESIGNS; DEVICE FABRICATIONS; ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATORS; FIBER-OPTIC DATA LINK; LOW COSTS; MACH-ZEHNDER INTENSITY (MZI) MODULATORS; MODULATOR CHIPS; NONLINEAR OPTICAL POLYMERS; PHOTONIC; STABILITY ISSUES; STANDARD TESTING; TECHNICAL ISSUES; TEST RESULTS; THERMAL STABILITY;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0001448514     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.264139     Document Type: Conference Paper

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