Combined Franz-Keldysh and Quantum-Confined Stark Effect Waveguide Modulator for Analog Signal Transmission

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 497-502

  Welstand, R B ^a,b   Zhu, J T ^a   Chen, W X ^a   Clawson, A R ^a   Yu, P K L ^a   Pappert, S A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Applied Micro Circuits Corporation   (United States)

^c Naval Command   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroabsorption; FKE; Linearized waveguide modulator; QCSE; Spurious free dynamic range

Indexed keywords

LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

ELECTROABSORPTION; FRANZ-KELDYSH EFFECT (FKE);

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0033096590     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.749391     Document Type: Article

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