Mach-Zehnder modulator arm-length-mismatch measurement technique

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1273-1277

  Geary, Kevin ^a   Kim, Seong Ku ^a   Seo, Byoung Joon ^a   Fetterman, Harold R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

APC CLD; Arm length mismatch; Mach Zehnder modulator (MZM); Poling induced (PI); Polymer; Time stretching

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; ETCHING; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PLASTIC FILMS;

ARM-LENGTH MISMATCH MEASUREMENT; MACH-ZEHNDER MODULATOR; POLING INDUCED WRITING; POLYMER RIB WAVEGUIDE; TIME STRETCHING;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 18144372013     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2004.840010     Document Type: Article

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