• DocumentCode
    3076432
  • Title

    Improvement of linearity in EAM by composite QWs

  • Author

    Kang, Young-Shik ; Lim, Jiyoun ; Kim, Sung-Bock ; Kim, Jeha

  • Author_Institution
    Basic Res. Lab., Electron. & Telecommun. Res. Inst., Daejeon, South Korea
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    10-12 Sept. 2003
  • Firstpage
    307
  • Lastpage
    310
  • Abstract
    We propose a novel structure that improves the linear characteristic of a multiple quantum well (MQW) electro-absorption modulator (EAM). The transfer functions of EAMs composed of 8 nm, 9 nm and 10 nm quantum well (QW) were obtained and the combined transfer functions were investigated We found that the IMD3 of composite-type QW in which 12 nm : 8 nm = 1 : 3 was suppressed about 20 dBc compared with single-type QW.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; microwave photonics; optical communication equipment; optical transfer function; quantum well devices; semiconductor quantum wells; 10 nm; 8 nm; 9 nm; EAM; composite QW; electro-absorption modulator; multiple quantum well; transfer functions; Chirp modulation; Diode lasers; Linearity; Nonlinear distortion; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Transfer functions; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Photonics, 2003. MWP 2003 Proceedings. International Topical Meeting on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8691-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWP.2003.1422906
  • Filename
    1422906