High-Speed Iii-V Semiconductor Intensity Modulators

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 654-667

  Walker, Robert G ^a  

^a Plessey Research Caswell   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; PHASE MODULATION; WAVEGUIDES, OPTICAL;

EXTERNAL OPTICAL MODULATORS; MACH-ZEHNDER LIGHT MODULATOR; P-I-N TYPE PHASE MODULATORS; SEMICONDUCTOR INTENSITY MODULATORS; SHORT-WAVELENGTH MODULATORS; TRAVELING-WAVE MODULATORS;

LIGHT;

EID: 0026122053     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.81374     Document Type: Article

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