Waveguiding effect in electroabsorption modulators: Passivation layers and their impact on extinction ratios

ETRI Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 95-101

  Shin, Dong Soo ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electroabsorption (EA); Extinction ratio (ER); Passivation; Waveguide

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ETCHING; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MODULATORS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PASSIVATION;

ELECTROABSORPTION (EA); ELECTROABSORPTION-MODULATED LASER (EML); EXTINCTION RATIO (ER); WAVEGUIDE PASSIVATION;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 13844275731     PISSN: 12256463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4218/etrij.05.0104.0053     Document Type: Article

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