Energy consumption in optical modulators for interconnects

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 102, 2012, Pages A293-A308

  Miller, David A B ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATORS; MODULATORS; PHOTOCURRENTS;

BIAS CIRCUITS; DEPLETION REGION; ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENERGY PENALTIES; FORWARD BIAS; INTERCONNECT APPLICATIONS; LOW POWER; NET ENERGY CONSUMPTION; REVERSE BIAS; SIMPLE EXPRESSION; STATIC BIAS; SUBSTANTIAL ENERGY;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

EID: 84858976304     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.00A293     Document Type: Article

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