Title :
Demonstration of wavelength-insensitive biasing using an electrooptic polymer modulator
Author :
Kuo, Y.-H. ; Steier, W.H. ; Dubovitsky, S. ; Jalali, B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
fDate :
6/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Wavelength-insensitive biasing (WIB) of an optical intensity modulator was demonstrated using the photobleaching technique to control the initial phase difference of the electrooptic polymer modulator. The WIB technique reduced the wavelength sensitivity of the bias point at 1550 nm by a factor of 17.
Keywords :
electro-optical devices; electro-optical modulation; optical communication equipment; optical polymers; optical saturable absorption; wavelength division multiplexing; 1550 nm; WDM; bias point; electrooptic polymer modulator; initial phase difference; optical intensity modulator; photobleaching technique; wavelength sensitivity; wavelength-insensitive biasing; Electrooptic modulators; Intensity modulation; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Phase modulation; Photobleaching; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2003.811151
