Generation of amplitude-shift-keying optical signals using silicon microring resonators

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 5015-5020

  Narayanan, Karthik ^a   Preble, Stefan F ^a  

^a Rochester Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT MODULATION; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING;

AMPLITUDE SHIFT KEYING; DATA RATES; LOGIC LEVELS; MACH-ZEHNDER; MICRORING RESONATOR; OPTICAL SIGNALS; SILICON PHOTONICS; THERMOOPTICS; ULTRAFAST ALL-OPTICAL MODULATION;

OPTICAL RESONATORS;

EID: 77749249032     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.005015     Document Type: Article

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