Design of InGaAs-InAlAs Multiple-Quantum-Well (MOW) Optical Modulators

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 224-230

  Kawano, Kenji ^a   Wakita, Koichi ^a   Mitomi, Osamu ^a   Kotaka, Isamu ^a   Naganuma, Mitsuru ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

LIGHT - PROPAGATION IN GUIDES; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; WAVEGUIDES, OPTICAL;

COUPLING LOSSES; INDIUM ALUMINUM ARSENIDE; INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; QUANTUM WELL MODULATORS;

LIGHT;

EID: 0026712576     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.119517     Document Type: Article

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