Title :
A versatile photonic waveform generation scheme by using a dual-drive Mach Zehnder modulator
Author :
Bo Dai ; Dawei Zhang ; Xu Wang
Author_Institution :
Shanghai Key Lab. of Modern Opt. Syst., Univ. of Shanghai for Sci. & Technol., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
We demonstrate a novel scheme using a single dual-drive Mach-Zehnder modulator to generate versatile waveforms from a continuous light with a sinusoidal RF signal. A comprehensive mathematic model is derived and the algorithm to decide the variables for generating various waveforms is developed. The theoretical predictions agree with our experimental results. This reveals a new mechanism for arbitrary waveform generation, which has many applications in different fields.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; optical frequency combs; optical information processing; comprehensive mathematic model; continuous light; dual-drive Mach Zehnder modulator; optical frequency comb; optical signal processing; sinusoidal RF signal; versatile photonic waveform generation scheme; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical pulse shaping; Electro-optic modulation; optical frequency comb; optical signal processing; waveform generation;
Conference_Titel :
Communications in China (ICCC), 2014 IEEE/CIC International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
DOI :
10.1109/ICCChina.2014.7008256
