Title :
Evaluation of the chirp parameter of a Mach-Zehnder intensity modulator
Author :
Schiess, M. ; Carlden, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., R. Inst. of Technol., Kista
fDate :
9/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A simple and accurate technique for evaluating the chirp factor of Mach-Zehnder modulators is presented. The method is based on the dependence of the α parameter of the modulators on the applied bias voltage. It is shown that experimental results and theory are in very good agreement
Keywords :
light interferometers; optical modulation; α parameter; Mach-Zehnder intensity modulator; applied bias voltage; chirp factor; chirp parameter;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19941005
