Optimum operating points for electroabsorption modulators in 10 Gb/s transmission systems using nondispersion shifted fiber

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 349-357

  Cartledge, J C ^a   Christensen, B ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Electroabsorption modulator; Optical communication; Receiver sensitivity; Transmission system performance

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT MODULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; OPTIMIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATORS (EAM); NONDISPERSION SHIFTED FIBERS;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0032022218     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.661360     Document Type: Article

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