Heterodyne technique for measuring the amplitude and phase transfer functions of an optical modulator

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 621-623

  Romstad, Francis P ^a   Birkedal, D ^a   Mork J ^a   Hvam, J M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chirp; Electroabsorption; Modulation; Optical interferometry; Optoelectronic devices; Phase measurement; Phase modulation; Semiconductor devices

Indexed keywords

HETERODYNING; INTERFEROMETRY; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHASE MEASUREMENT; PHASE MODULATION; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

ELECTROABSORPTION; HETERODYNE TECHNIQUE; PHASE TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; QUANTUM WELL ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATOR;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0036575115     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.998704     Document Type: Article

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