Title :
Technique for measuring the optical phase transfer function
Author :
Krause, D.J. ; Cartledge, J.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Queen´´s Univ., Kingston, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
A technique for directly measuring the optical phase transfer function of optoelectronic devices is presented. The change in the phase of an optical signal is obtained as a function of a time-varying electrical stimulus for electrical-optical devices, or optical stimulus for optical-optical devices. The technique is demonstrated by considering the phase of the output signal from an electroabsorption modulator as a function of the applied voltage.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical transfer function; optical variables measurement; optoelectronic devices; electrical stimulus; electro-optical devices; electroabsorption modulator; optical phase transfer function measurement; optical stimulus; optical-optical devices; optoelectronic devices; Chirp modulation; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Phase measurement; Phase modulation; Transfer functions;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2004.830518
