Linearization of 1.3-μm MQW electroabsorption modulators using an all-optical frequency-insensitive technique

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 964-966

  Loi, K K ^a,b   Hodiak, J H ^a   Mei, X B ^a   Tu, C W ^a,b   Chang, W S C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b IEEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Analog systems; Electroabsorption modulators; Microwave photonic links; Nonlinear distortion

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; LINEARIZATION; MICROWAVE LINKS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL LINKS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SIGNAL DISTORTION;

ALL OPTICAL FREQUENCY INSENSITIVE TECHNIQUES; ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATORS; NONLINEAR DISTORTION; QUANTUM CONFINED STARK EFFECT;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0032121514     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.681285     Document Type: Article

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