Low insertion loss and polarization-insensitive InP-based Mach-Zehnder modulator for 40 Gbit/s optical regeneration

Conference on Optical Fiber Communication, Technical Digest Series

Volumn 70, Issue , 2002, Pages 339-340

  Shen, Alexandre ^a   Damon Lacoste, J ^a   Le Pallec, M ^a   Duchet, C ^a   Gentner, J L ^a   Devaux, F ^a   Renaud, M ^a  

^a NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; INSERTION LOSSES; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT EXTINCTION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PHASE MODULATION; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

MACH-ZEHNDER MODULATORS;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0036437957     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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