Novel high-speed and wavelength insensitive Y-branch modulator with reduced and controllable chirp

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1247-1249

  Khan, M N ^a   Monnard, R ^a   Miller, B I ^a   Burrows, E C ^a   Burrus, C A ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

OPTICAL SWITCHES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

MODULATOR CHIRP;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0033204199     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.789706     Document Type: Article

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