Self-consistent time-domain large-signal model of high-speed traveling-wave electroabsorption modulators

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 51, Issue 4 I, 2003, Pages 1096-1104

  Cappelluti, Federica ^a   Ghione, Giovanni ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electroabsorption modulators (EAMs); Time domain analysis; Traveling wave (TW) devices

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATORS;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0037397481     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2003.809672     Document Type: Article

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