Title :
38 GHz bandwidth 1.3 μm MQW electroabsorption modulators for RF photonic links
Author :
Loi, K.K. ; Mei, X.B. ; Hodiak, J.H. ; Tu, C.W. ; Chang, W.S.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
fDate :
5/14/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
High-speed 1.3 μm MQW electroabsorption waveguide modulators have been developed for high-fidelity transmission of microwaves via fibre optic links. Their high-frequency performance was characterised for a test link without any form of amplification. An RF-to-RF link efficiency of -32 dB, noise figure of 33 dB, and suboctave spurious-free dynamic range of 105 dB.Hz2/3 have been achieved
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; microwave links; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical waveguides; semiconductor quantum wells; 1.3 micron; 33 dB; 38 GHz; MQW electroabsorption modulators; RF photonic links; fibre optic links; high-fidelity transmission; high-speed waveguide modulators; microwave signal transmission;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19980723
