1.55-μm asymmetric fabry-pérot modulator (AFPM) for high-speed applications

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1689-1691

  Huang, Jian Jang ^a   Chung, Theodore ^a   Lerttamrab, Maytee ^a   Chuang, Shun Lien ^a   Feng, Milton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric Fabry P rot modulator (AFPM); Electroabsorption (EA) modulator; Extinction ratio; Frequency response; Multiple quantum well (MQW)

Indexed keywords

BRAGG CELLS; LIGHT EXTINCTION; LIGHT MODULATION; MIRRORS; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

ASYMMETRIC FABRY-PEROT MODULATORS (AFPM);

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0036895395     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2002.804673     Document Type: Article

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