Title :
Wide-bandwidth lasers and modulators for RF photonics
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
fDate :
7/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this paper, the basic principle of operation, design issues, limitations, recent developments and emerging research trends on wide-bandwidth lasers and modulators for radio-frequency photonic applications are reviewed. The topics covered are wide-bandwidth lasers, lumped and traveling-wave electroabsorption modulators, traveling-wave LiNbO3, GaAs, and polymer modulators
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; gallium arsenide; laser beam applications; microwave photonics; optical modulation; reviews; semiconductor lasers; GaAs; GaAs modulators; LiNbO3; RF photonics; broadband modulators; lumped electroabsorption modulators; polymer modulators; radiofrequency photonic applications; traveling-wave LiNbO3 modulators; traveling-wave electroabsorption modulators; wide-bandwidth lasers; wide-bandwidth modulators; wideband lasers; Electrooptic modulators; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Lasers and electrooptics; Masers; Optical modulation; Photonics; Radio frequency; Semiconductor lasers;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
