Design optimization of low-impedance high-speed optical modulators for digital performance

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 4321-4331

  Chang, T Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Digital modulation; Distributed parameter circuits; Electroabsorption (EA); Mach Zehnder (M Z) modulators MZMs); Optical intensity modulation; Time domain analysis; Traveling wave (TW); Waveguide modulators

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

DIGITAL MODULATION; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER CIRCUITS; ELECTROABSORPTION (EA); LOW-IMPEDANCE HIGH-SPEED OPTICAL MODULATORS; MACH-ZEHNDER (M-Z) MODULATORS (MZMS); OPTICAL INTENSITY MODULATION; TRAVELING WAVE (TW); WAVEGUIDE MODULATORS;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 31344473763     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2005.858243     Document Type: Article

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