High-Power Intrastep Quantum Well Electroabsorption Modulator Using Single-Sided Large Optical Cavity Waveguide

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 440-442

  Chen, J X ^a   Wu, Y ^a   Chen, W X ^a   Shubin, I ^a   Clawson, A ^a   Chang, W S C ^a   Yu, P K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Analog fiber link; Electroabsorption; High power; Intrastep quantum well (IQW); Large optical cavity (LOC); Modulator

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; LASER TUNING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; RADIO LINKS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

ANALOG FIBER LINKS; ELECTROABSORPTION; INTRASTEP QUANTUM WELLS (IOW); LARGE OPTICAL CAVITY (LOC);

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 1442313161     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.821260     Document Type: Article

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