Title :
Polarization-based single-sideband suppressed carrier modulator
Author :
Campillo, Anthony L.
Author_Institution :
US Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC
Abstract :
A method for generating single-sideband suppressed carrier modulation using a modulator consisting of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer and a polarizing element is proposed. The technique is demonstrated using a dual-drive Mach-Zehnder modulator, a 90deg RF hybrid, and a polarizing beam splitter. A sideband suppression of 20 dB and a carrier suppression of 32 dB are obtained
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical beam splitters; optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; polarizing beam splitter; single-sideband suppressed carrier modulator; Amplitude modulation; Chirp modulation; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Phase modulation; Sagnac interferometers; Modulation; optical fiber communication; optical modulation; optical polarization;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.880768
