Glossary of Photonics Terms

the phenomenon that the refractive index of a medium exhibits a modification which is proportional to the strength of an applied electric field (linear electro-optic effect)

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Optical module

Sometimes the optical module is replaced by an electrical interface module that implements either an active or passive electrical connection to the outside world.

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Electroabsorption Modulator

The EA Modulator device is located in the OptoElectric library. It has 2 electrical ports for the bias and RF driving and 2 optical ports as an input and output.

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Optical module

An optical module is a typically hot-pluggable optical transceiver used in high-bandwidth data communications applications. Optical modules typically have an electrical interface on the side that

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Types of Optical Modules

WDM modules differ from other types of optical modules in center wavelengths. A common optical module has a center wavelength of 850 nm, 1310 nm, or 1550 nm, whereas a WDM module has

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