Title :
Novel segmented cascade electroabsorption modulator with improved bandwidth-extinction product
Author :
Getty, Jonathan T. ; Johansson, Leif A. ; Coldren, Larry A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
A new configuration for electroabsorption modulators is presented and demonstrated. Compared to a conventional device of the same length, a three-stage cascaded modulator triples the RC-bandwidth while maintaining the same extinction and insertion loss.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; bandwidth-extinction product; insertion loss; segmented cascade electroabsorption modulator; three-stage cascaded modulator; Bandwidth; Capacitance; Circuits; Diodes; Extinction ratio; Insertion loss; Modulation coding; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192731
