Push-pull poled polymer mach-zehnder modulators with a single microstrip line electrode

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-53

  Wang, Wenshen ^a,b   Shi, Yongqiang ^a   Olson, David J ^a   Lin, Weiping ^a   Bechtel, James H ^a  

^a TACAN Corporation   (United States)

^b NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrooptic polymer; Microstrip line; Modulator; Push pull modulation; Wide bandwidth

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; ELECTRODES; ELECTROOPTICAL MATERIALS; MICROSTRIP LINES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; THERMOSETS;

MACH-ZEHNDER MODULATORS; PUSH-PULL MODULATION;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0032715704     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.736387     Document Type: Article

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