Title :
Recent advances in high-speed traveling-wave electroabsorption modulators for radio-over-fiber applications
Author :
Kim, Jeha ; Chung, Yong-Duck ; Kang, Young-Shik ; Choi, Kwang-Seong ; Kim, Sung-Bock
Author_Institution :
ETRI, South Korea
Abstract :
We investigated the analog characteristics of a 60 GHz traveling wave electroabsorption modulator (TWEAM) module for radio-over-fiber (ROF) applications. The RF link gain was characterized with the input optical power and with reverse bias.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; microwave photonics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; 60 GHz; RF link gain; analog characteristics; electroabsorption modulators; high-speed modulators; input optical power; radio-over-fiber applications; reverse bias; traveling-wave modulators; Bandwidth; Circuits; Electrodes; Impedance matching; Indium phosphide; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Optical reflection; Optical waveguides; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548133
