Demonstration of a dual-depletion-region electroabsorption modulator at 1.55-μm wavelength for high-speed and low-driving-voltage performance

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2068-2070

  Shi, J W ^a   Hsieh, C A ^a   Shiao, A C ^a   Wu, Y S ^a   Huang, F H ^a   Chen, S H ^a   Tsai, Y T ^b   Chyi, J I ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electroabsorption modulators (EAMs); Multiple quantum well (MQW); Optical communication

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; ELECTRODES; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MICROWAVE DEVICES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATORS (EAMS); LOW DRIVING-VOLTAGE; MULTIPLE QUANTUM WELL (MQW); TRAVELING-WAVE ELECTRODES; WAVE EXCITATION;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 26844518875     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.854402     Document Type: Article

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