Electrode optimization for high-speed traveling-wave integrated optic modulators

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 232-238

  Hui, Kwok Wah ^c,f,g   Chiang, Kin Seng ^{a,b,c,h,i,j,k,l,m}   Wu, Boyu ^b,d,m   Zhang, Z H ^e  

^a IEEE

^b OSA ^*

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e Min of Posts and Telecommunications   (China)

^f HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^g Hong Kong Institute of Education   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^j CSIRO   (Australia)

^k ELECTROTECHNICAL LABORATORY   (Japan)

^l UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^m OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Coplanar waveguides; Electrooptic overlap integral; Integrated optics; Optical modulators; Optimization; Traveling wave electrode

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY RESPONSE; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTIMIZATION;

TRAVELING WAVE ELECTRODES;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0031999956     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.661015     Document Type: Article

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