30 GHz pulse train generation from a multiquantum well electroabsorption intensity modulator

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Stable optical pulse trains with repetition rates as high as 20–30 GHz have been successfully generated at 1.55 μm from an InGaAs/InAlAs multiquantum well electroabsorption modulator for the first time.

Inspec keywords: electro-optical devices; pulse generators; electroabsorption; semiconductor quantum wells; optical modulation; optical communication equipment

Other keywords: pulse train generation; multiquantum well electroabsorption intensity modulator; 20 to 30 GHz; 1.55 micron; optical pulse trains

Subjects: Optical communication; Optical beam modulators; Electro-optical devices; Optical communication devices, equipment and systems

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