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Fiber optic applications of multiple quantum well electroabsorption modulators

Le Modulateur à Électro-Absorption à Base de Multi-Puits Quantiques: Application Aux Télécommunications sur Fibre Optique

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Electroabsorption modulators (eam) have proved to be very attractive both as optical sources (monolithically integrated NRZ transmitters andrz pulse generators) as well as for very fast signal processing (demultiplexing, regeneration, wavelength conversion,...).

Their design criteria, technology and implementation in future networks are reviewed, and the main issues are discussed.

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Les modulateurs à électro-absorption (mea) ont trouvé de nombreuses applications dans le domaine des télécommunications optiques. Initialement développés pour la modulation externe de type NRZ et la génération d’impulsionsrz, ils se sont avérés très intéressants pour la réalisation d’autres fonctions optiques telles que que le démultiplexage, la régéneration ou la conversion de longueur d’onde à très haut débit.

Cet article fait le point sur leur conception, leur fabrication et leur intégration potentielle dans les futures réseaux optiques.

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Ramdane, A., Devaux, F., El Dahdah, N. et al. Fiber optic applications of multiple quantum well electroabsorption modulators. Ann. Télécommun. 58, 1459–1484 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03001740

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