A Finite Element Method (FEM) Analysis of a Shielded Velocity-Matched Ti:LiNbO3Optical Modulator

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 1991, Pages 919-921

  Kawano, Kenji ^a   Noguchi, Kazuto ^a   Miyazawa, Hiroshi ^a   Kitoh, Tsutomu ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; TITANIUM AND ALLOYS;

MACH-ZEHNDER OPTICAL MODULATORS; MODULATION BANDWIDTH; OPTICAL MODULATORS; TITANIUM:LITHIUM NIOBATE MODULATORS;

LIGHT;

EID: 0026242706     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: 19410174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.93262     Document Type: Article

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