A Broadband Ti:LiNbO3 Optical Modulator with a Ridge Structure

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 1164-1168

  Noguchi, Kazuto ^a   Mitomi, Osamu ^a   Miyazawa, Hiroshi ^a   Seki, Shunji ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; ELECTRODES; IMPEDANCE MATCHING (ELECTRIC); LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SUBSTRATES; TITANIUM;

MACH ZENDER TYPE OPTICAL INTENSITY MODULATOR; MICROWAVE PROPAGATION LOSS; MODULATION BANDWIDTH; OPTICAL WAVES; TITANIUM DIFFUSED WAVEGUIDE; TITANIUM LITHIUM NIOBATE OPTICAL MODULATOR; VELOCITY MATCHING;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0029325088     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.390234     Document Type: Article

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