1550 nm surface normal electroabsorption modulators for free space optical communications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5986, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Wang, Qin ^a   Junique, Stéphane ^a   Almqvist, Susanne ^a   Ågren, Daniel ^a   Noharet, Bertrand ^a   Andersson, Jan Y ^a  

^a ACREO AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coupled quantum wells; Electroabsorption modulator; Free space optical communication

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; FABRICATION; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SILICON WAFERS; SPACE OPTICS;

COUPLED QUANTUM WELLS; ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATORS; FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

MODULATORS;

EID: 33644558691     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.630395     Document Type: Conference Paper

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