Polymer-based directional coupler modulator with high linearity

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2565-2567

  Hung, Yu Chueh ^a   Fetterman, Harold R ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrated optics; Linearized modulators; Photobleaching; Polymers

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROOPTICAL MATERIALS; INTERMODULATION; LINEARIZATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MODULATORS; OPTICAL LINKS; POLYMERS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

COUPLER MODULATOR; ELECTROOPTICAL POLYMERS; LINEARIZED MODULATORS; PHOTOBLEACHING;

INTEGRATED OPTICS;

EID: 29244441991     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.859491     Document Type: Article

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