Silicon Mach-Zehnder modulator of extinction ratio beyond 10dB at 10.0-12.5Gbps

European Conference on Optical Communication, ECOC

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Ogawa, Kensuke ^a   Goi, Kazuhiro ^a   Tan, Yong Tsong ^a   Liow, Tsung Yang ^b   Tu, Xiaoguang ^b   Fang, Qing ^b   Lo, Guo Qiang ^b   Kwong, Dim Lee ^b  

^a FUJIKURA LTD   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTINCTION RATIOS; EYE-DIAGRAM; HIGH-SPEED PERFORMANCE; MACH ZEHNDER MODULATOR; P-N JUNCTION; SERIES RESISTANCES;

BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD; COMMUNICATION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; LIGHT EXTINCTION; LITHIUM; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 82155201788     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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