LiNbO3 Mach-Zehnder modulator with chirp adjusted by ferroelectric domain inversion

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1509-1511

  Courjal, Nadege ^a   Porte, Henri ^b   Martinez, Anthony ^a   Goedgebuer, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^b IXblue   (France)

Author keywords

Chirp modulation; Domain inversion; Electrooptic modulation; Ferroelectric; Lithium niobate

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; FERROELECTRIC DEVICES; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; LIGHT MODULATION; LITHIUM NIOBATE; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PARAMETRIC DEVICES;

CHIRP MODULATION; ELECTROOPTIC MODULATION; FERROELECTRIC DOMAIN INVERSION; MACH-ZEHNDER MODULATOR; SINGLE DRIVE MODULATORS;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0036851044     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2002.803365     Document Type: Article

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