An improved approach of optical loss measurement using photocurrent and optical transmission in an electroabsorption modulator

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1474-1476

  Shim, Jongin ^a   Liu, Bin ^b   Piprek, Joachim ^b   Bowers, John E ^b  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption process; Electroabsorption modulator (EAM); Optical loss; Photocurrent

Indexed keywords

LASERS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PHOTOCURRENTS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

OPTICAL COUPLING EFFICIENCY; OPTICAL LOSS MEASUREMENT; SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATOR;

OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

EID: 2942735557     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.827126     Document Type: Article

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