• DocumentCode
    1169073
  • Title

    Linearized Mach-Zehnder intensity modulator

  • Author

    Xie, Xiaobo ; Khurgin, Jacob ; Kang, Jin ; Chow, Fow-San

  • Author_Institution
    Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    4/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    531
  • Lastpage
    533
  • Abstract
    A novel configuration of electrooptic intensity modulator based on a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with ring resonators coupled to each arm is proposed and analyzed theoretically. It is shown that this configuration offers a large improvement in modulation linearity with no requirements for complicated and precise electrical control.
  • Keywords
    Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical modulation; optical resonators; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; electrooptic intensity modulator; linearized Mach-Zehnder intensity modulator; modulation linearity; ring resonators; Arm; Chirp modulation; Delay; Electrodes; Intensity modulation; Linearity; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical ring resonators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2003.809323
  • Filename
    1190193