Optical intensity modulators for digital and analog applications

被引:190
作者
Li, GL [1 ]
Yu, PKL [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
关键词
chirp; efficiency analysis; electroabsorption; electrooptic; Mach-Zehnder modulators (MZMs); optical intensity modulation; quantum well; waveguide design;
D O I
10.1109/JLT.2003.815654
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
This tutorial describes the basic principles and performance analysis of optical intensity modulators using electrooptic and electroabsorption effects, for use in analog and digital communication systems. These include Lithium Niobate modulators, semiconductor electroabsorption modulators, semiconductor Mach-Zehnder modulators, and polymer modulators.
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页码:2010 / 2030
页数:21
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