Chirp characteristics of silicon mach-zehnder modulator under small-signal modulation

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1011-1017

  Wei, Yuxin ^a   Zhao, Yong ^a   Yang, Jianyi ^a   Wang, Minghua ^a   Jiang, Xiaoqing ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chirp parameter; integrated optics devices; Mach Zehnde interferometer (MZI) modulators; waveguide modulators

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE VALUES; CARRIER ABSORPTION; CHIRP PARAMETER; DEPLETION MODES; INTEGRATED OPTICS DEVICES; MACH ZEHNDER MODULATOR; MACH-ZEHNDE INTERFEROMETER (MZI) MODULATORS; MODULATING SIGNALS; MODULATION FREQUENCIES; P-N STRUCTURE; SIMULATION RESULT; SMALL SIGNAL; SMALL SIGNAL MODULATION; WAVEGUIDE MODULATORS;

CHIRP MODULATION; INTEGRATED OPTICS; INTERFEROMETERS; MODULATION; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHOTONICS; WAVEGUIDES;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 79952938588     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2011.2111413     Document Type: Article

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