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Optical modulator

Also called modulator, Mach-Zehnder modulator, MZM, MZI, Mach-Zehnder interferometer, microring modulator, MRM, electro-absorption modulator, EAM

A device that encodes data onto light by changing its intensity or phase. Common types are Mach-Zehnder interferometers, microring modulators and electro-absorption modulators.

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