Title :
Extinction-ratio and chirp tunable LiNbO3 single-drive modulator for precise amplitude modulation
Author :
Yamaguchi, Yoshio ; Nakajima, Shigeru ; Kanno, Atsushi ; Kawanishi, Tetsuyas ; Izutsu, Masayuki ; Nakajima, Hiromasa
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Adv. Sci. & Eng., Waseda Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We propose an extinction-ratio and chirp tunable modulator in single-drive operation. Using the modulator, we demonstrated precise amplitude modulation without parasitic phase modulation. Extinction-ratio was larger than 52.2 dB, with low chirp (<;|0.007|) operation.
Keywords :
amplitude modulation; lithium compounds; modulators; LiNbO3; QAM extinction-ratio chirp tunable single-drive modulator; parasitic phase modulation; precise amplitude modulation; quadrature-amplitude-modulation; Amplitude modulation; Chirp; Erbium; Optical device fabrication; Optical distortion; Optical modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6964059
