Title :
Wide-scale deployment of LiNbO3 external modulators in fiber optic communications
Author :
Leonbesger, F.J. ; Ade, R.W.
Author_Institution :
Uniphase Telecom Products, Bloomfield, CT, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. LiNbO3 external modulators are being widely deployed in both long-haul WDM telecommunications systems and CATV trunking systems. The current technology status, manufacturing issues, and the system requirements that have driven this deployment will be reviewed
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; lithium compounds; optical fibre communication; CATV trunking system; LiNbO3; LiNbO3 external modulator; fiber optic communication; long-haul WDM telecommunications system; Manufacturing; Optical fiber communication; Optical modulation; Telecommunications; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1997. LEOS '97 10th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3895-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1997.645456