Electroptic polymer linear modulators based on multiple-domain Y-fed directional coupler

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1670-1676

  Wang, Xiaolong ^a   Lee, Boem Suk ^b   Lin, Che Yun ^b   An, Dechang ^b,c   Chen, Ray T ^b  

^a Omega Optics Inc   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c JDS UNIPHASE   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrated optics devices; Modulators; Optoelectronics; RF photonics

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; DISTORTION SUPPRESSION; ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATORS; INTEGRATED OPTICS DEVICES; LARGE MODULATION DEPTH; MACH ZEHNDER MODULATOR; MODULATION DEPTH; RF PHOTONICS; SIMULATION RESULT; SPURIOUS FREE DYNAMIC RANGE;

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; INTEGRATED OPTICS; MODULATION; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHOTONICS;

MODULATORS;

EID: 77952916172     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2010.2048415     Document Type: Article

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