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Photonics Research, Volume. 4, Issue 4, 0153(2016)

Modeling and optimization of a single-drive push–pull silicon Mach–Zehnder modulator

Yanyang Zhou1, Linjie Zhou1、*, Haike Zhu1, Chiyan Wong2, Yida Wen2, Lei Liu2, Xinwan Li1, and Jianping Chen1
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  • 1State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • 2Transmission Technology Research Department, Huawei Technology Co. Ltd., Shenzhen 518129, China
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    Yanyang Zhou, Linjie Zhou, Haike Zhu, Chiyan Wong, Yida Wen, Lei Liu, Xinwan Li, Jianping Chen. Modeling and optimization of a single-drive push–pull silicon Mach–Zehnder modulator[J]. Photonics Research, 2016, 4(4): 0153

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    Received: Mar. 8, 2016

    Accepted: Jun. 28, 2016

    Published Online: Sep. 29, 2016

    The Author Email: Linjie Zhou (ljzhou@sjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/prj.4.000153

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