• DocumentCode
    907641
  • Title

    Free-carrier absorption for 10 µ modulation

  • Author

    de Cremoux, B. ; Leiba, E.

  • Volume
    57
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1969
  • Firstpage
    1674
  • Lastpage
    1675
  • Abstract
    This letter describes an infrared modulator making use of free-carrier absorption in germanium. The modulator, useful in the spectral band between 9 µ and 30 µ, achieves a good degree of modulation up to the megahertz range, with a control power of one watt.
  • Keywords
    Absorption; Diodes; Germanium; Insertion loss; Laser beams; Lasers and electrooptics; Lenses; Optical modulation; Optical surface waves; Power lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1969.7364
  • Filename
    1449294
    • Link To Document
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