High-speed tandem of MQW modulators for coded pulse generation with 14-dB fiber-to-fiber gain

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 218-220

  Devaux, F ^a   Souli, N ^a   Ougazzaden, A ^a   Huet, F ^a   Carre M ^a  

^a ORANGE LABS   (France)

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Indexed keywords

ELECTRON DEVICE MANUFACTURE; GAIN MEASUREMENT; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; METALLORGANIC VAPOR PHASE EPITAXY; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PULSE CODE MODULATION; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

CODED PULSE GENERATION; ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATORS; FIBER TO FIBER GAIN; IDENTICAL ACTIVE LAYER METHOD; MULTIPLE QUANTUM WELL MODULATORS; OPTICAL SATURATION POWER;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0030083389     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.484246     Document Type: Article

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