Low-loss 1.3-μm MQW electroabsorption modulators for high-linearity analog optical links

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1572-1574

  Loi, K K ^a   Hodiak, J H ^a   Mei, X B ^a   Tu, C W ^a   Chang, W S C ^a   Nichols, D T ^b   Lembo, L J ^b   Brock, J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Analog systems; Electroabsorption modulators; Fiber optic links; Nonlinear distortion; Optoelectronic devices

Indexed keywords

INSERTION LOSSES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NONLINEAR DISTORTION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL LINKS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATORS;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0032207824     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.726753     Document Type: Article

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