Very-high-speed and low driving-voltage modulator modules for a short optical pulse generation

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E81-C, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 175-179

  Wakita, Koichi ^a   Yoshino, Kaoru ^a   Hirano, Akira ^a   Kondo, Susumu ^a   Noguchi, Yoshio ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

40 GH; High speed; Modulator module; Multiple quantum well; Optical pulse generation

Indexed keywords

LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PULSE GENERATORS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATORS; INSERTION LOSSES;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0032002358     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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