Large-signal-modulation of high-efficiency light-emitting diodes for optical communication

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1445-1453

  Windisch, R ^a   Knobloch, A ^b   Kuijk, M ^c   Rooman, C ^a   Dutta, B ^a   Kiesel, P ^b   Borghs, G ^a   Dohler G H ^b   Heremans, P ^a  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INTEGRATION; LIGHT MODULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PHOTODIODES; QUANTUM OPTICS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; THIN FILMS;

LARGE SIGNAL MODULATION; NONRESONANT CAVITY; SMALL SIGNAL MODULATION;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 0034487469     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.892565     Document Type: Article

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