High extinction ratio and saturation power traveling-wave electroabsorption modulator

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 792-794

  Chiu, Yi Jen ^a   Chou, Hsu Feng ^a   Kaman, Volkan ^a,b   Abraham, Patrick ^a,c   Bowers, John E ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b Calient Networks   (United States)

^c JDS UNIPHASE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroabsorption; High extinction ration; High saturation power; High speed; Low driving voltage; Modulator; Traveling wave

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; METALLORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; MICROWAVE DEVICES; QUANTUM THEORY; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SUBSTRATES; WAVEGUIDES;

ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATOR; HIGH EXTINCTION RATIO; HIGH SATURATION POWER; INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE PHOSPHIDE; QUANTUM-CONFINED STARK EFFECT; TRAVELING WAVE;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0036611244     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2002.1003095     Document Type: Article

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