Design of a SiGe-Si Quantum-Well Optical Modulator

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 747-754

  Marris, Delphine ^a   Cordat, Arnaud ^a   Pascal, Daniel ^a   Koster, Alain ^a   Cassan, Eric ^a   Vivien, Laurent ^a   Laval, Suzanne ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Design of experiment; Optical modulation; SiGe; Silicon on insulator (SOI)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; GUIDED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING GERMANIUM; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

ELECTROREFRACTIVE EFFECT; FABRY-PEROT CAVITIES; OPTICAL LOSSES;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 0348167491     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2003.820404     Document Type: Article

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