Electro-optic polymer-based modulator design and performance for 40 Gb/s system applications

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2145-2153

  Gill, Douglas M ^a   Chowdhury, Aref ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Electro optic (EO) devices; Electro optic (EO) modulation; Optical modulation; Optical polymers; Spatial light modulators

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CROSSTALK; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PERMITTIVITY; POLYMERS; TRANSMITTERS;

ELECTROOPTIC MODULATION; OPTICAL POLYMERS;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0037005476     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2002.807545     Document Type: Article

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