• ETRI Journal
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.765-769
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• 2009

In this paper, we present the fabrication of 40 Gb/s traveling-wave electroabsorption modulator-integrated laser (TW-EML) modules. A selective area growth method is first employed in 40 Gb/s EML fabrication to simultaneously provide active layers for lasers and modulators. The 3 dB bandwidth of a TW-EML module is measured to be 34 GHz, which is wider than that of a lumped EML module. The 40 Gb/s non-return-to-zero eye diagram shows clear openings with an average output power of +0.5 dBm.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.95-101
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• 2005

Waveguide structures of the stand-alone electroabsorption (EA) modulator and the electroabsorption modulated laser (EML) are investigated using the 3D beam propagation method. The EA waveguide structures with InP-based passivation layers show saturation in the extinction ratio (ER) due to the stray light traveling through the passivation layers. This paper demonstrates that narrower passivation layers suppress stray-light excitation in the EA waveguide, increasing the ER. A taper structure in the isolation section of the EML waveguide can reduce the mode mismatch and suppress the excitation of the stray light, increasing the ER further. Low-index-polymer passivation layers can confine the mode more tightly in the active waveguide, yielding an even higher ER.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.133-137
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• 2007

We compare electroabsorption modulators (EAMs) with multiple quantum wells (MQWs) based on InGaAs(P)/InP and InGa(Al)As/InAlAs material systems. We carefully choose the quantum-well structures so that the structures based on different material systems have similar band-offset energies and excition-peak wavelengths. Assuming the same light wavelength of $1.55{\mu}m$, we show the transfer functions of EAMs with each quantum-well structure and calculate the escape times of photogenerated charge carriers. As the heavy-hole escape time of the quantum well based on InGaAs(P)/InP is much longer than those of photogenerated charge carriers of InGa(Al)As/InAlAs, the EAM based on the InGa(Al)As/InAlAs material seems to be more suitable for high-optical-power operation.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 1998년도 제16회 학술발표회 논문개요집
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• pp.85-85
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• 1998

• 한국광학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국광학회 1997년도 Advance Program of 14th optics andquantum Electronics conference, 1997제14 회 광학 및 양자전자 학술 발표회 논문 요약집
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• pp.46-46
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• 1997

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기물성ㆍ응용부문C
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.293-297
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• 2005

Linearity is an important property of optical devices for analog communications. In this paper, we study the 3rd-order interrnodulation distortion (IMD3) of an Inp/InGaAsP multiple-quantum-well (MQW) traveling-wave type electroabsorption modulator (TW-EAM). We observe abnormal notches in the IMD3 results those were different from notches by general transfer curve of electroabsorption modulators (EAMs). We analyze the phenomena through absorption coefficients according to wavelengths and bias voltages to verify appearance of the abnormal notchs, where it can be known to result from Stark-shift and broadening. We propose the method to enhance linearity of MQW-EAMs by using these effects.

• 전자공학회논문지D
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• 제35D권5호
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• pp.93-99
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• 1998

The chirping characteristics of InGaAsP electroabsorption modulatiors have been analyzed. The effective .alpha. parameters for large signal modulation were estimated by comparing the pulse shape after fiber transmission with constant chirping assumption.We investigated the structure and the operating condition of the modulator to improve the chirping characteristics. The .alpha. parameters were calculated as the function of wavelength detuning and the bias voltage. To minimize the chirping performance, high bias voltage and a small wavelength detuning and the bias voltage. To minimize the chirping performance, high bias voltage and a small wavelength detuning were preferred. An negative .alpha. value is achieved at the wavelength detuning below 30meV with a proper bias voltage so that pulse compression effect was expected.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제37권9호
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• pp.15-22
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• 2000

1.55${\mu}m$ InGaAsP/InGaAsP 다중양자우물주고 전계흡수형 광변조기에서 캐리어 수송현상과 입력광 세기가 소광특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 포와송 방정식과 전자 및 정공의 전류 연속방정식, 광분포들을 양자우물에서의 전게강도에 따른 흡수계수들을 고러하여 self-consistent하게 해석하였다. 이종접합계면에서의 캐리어의 축적 및 광도파로영역에서의 공간전하에 의한 전계차폐 현상은 입사광 파워가 증가할 수록 입사단 영역에서 심하게 나타남을 알 수 있었다. 캐리어의 전계차폐에 의한 소광비 저감은 변조기가 길이가 200${\mu}m$정도로 긴 경우에는 입사광 파워가 약 10mW이상에 대해서 심하게 나타날 수 있음을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 캐리어의 전계차폐에 따른 소광비 특성열화는 특히 입사광 파워가 클 수 있는 1..55${\mu}m$ DFB-LD와 전계흡수형 광변조기 집적소자나 광변조기 길이가 수십 ${\mu}m$로 짧은 초고속 광흡수변조기의 경우에 더욱 심하게 나타날 수 있음을 지적하였다.