Optical modulators based on depletion width translation in semiconductor microdisk resonators

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 567-569

  Sadagopan, Thiruvikraman ^a   Choi, Seung June ^a   Choi, Sang Jun ^a   Dapkus, P Daniel ^b   Bond, Aaron E ^c  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c T Networks Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Analog; Depletion mechanism; Digital; GaInAsP; High speed modulators; Low voltage; Microresonators

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; LIGHT MODULATION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RESONATORS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS;

ANALOG MODULATORS; DEPLETION MECHANISM; DIGITAL SWITCH; HIGH SPEED MODULATORS; MICRORESONATORS;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 14844367102     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.842365     Document Type: Article

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