Title :
Dynamic range of traveling-wave multiple-quantum-well electroabsorption modulators
Author :
Liu, Bin ; Shim, Jongin ; Chiu, Yi-Jen ; Chou, Hsu-Feng ; Gan, Kian-Giap ; Piprek, Joachim ; Bowers, John E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
A detailed study of the nonlinearity and the spurious free dynamic range (SFDR) of a traveling-wave electroabsorption modulator is presented. A SFDR as high as 128dB-Hz/sup 4/5/achieved at 10 GHz.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; optical fibre communication; quantum well devices; semiconductor quantum wells; 10 GHz; SFDR; electroabsorption modulators; multiple-quantum-well; spurious free dynamic range; traveling-wave; Bandwidth; Dynamic range; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Optical saturation; Power measurement; Quantum well devices; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
