Polarisation-insensitive modulator and influence of propagation direction on bulk electroabsorption

Electronics Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 233-235

  Duchet, C ^a   Boucherez, E ^a   Fortin, C ^a   Legouezigou, O ^a  

^a NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electro absorption modulators; Optical modulation

Indexed keywords

LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TUNING;

BULK ELECTROABSORPTION; DEEP RIDGE STRUCTURES; DETUNING; POLARISATION INSENSITIVITY; POLARIZATION INSENSITIVE MODULATORS; PROPAGATION DIRECTION;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0030785958     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19970130     Document Type: Article

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