Peripheral-coupled-waveguide MQW electroabsorption modulator for near transparency and high spurious free dynamic range RF fiber-optic link

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2033-2035

  Zhuang, Yuling ^a   Chang, William S C ^a   Yu, Paul K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATOR; PERIPHERAL COUPLED WAVEGUIDE; SPURIOUS FREE DYNAMIC RANGE;

INSERTION LOSSES; LIGHT MODULATORS; OPTICAL LINKS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 4444383796     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.833057     Document Type: Article

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