• DocumentCode
    1805559
  • Title

    Effects of chirp mechanism on spectrum broadening of external modulators

  • Author

    Balsamo, S. ; Bravetti, P. ; Brouard, R. ; Rouffiange, V.

  • Author_Institution
    Avanex Corp., San Donato Milanese, Italy
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    6-11 March 2005
  • Abstract
    We show that a LiNbO3 Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM) with optical unbalancing in the two waveguides produces a chirped NRZ data stream without inducing spectral broadening as it happens with conventional chirped MZM (which employ electrical asymmetry).
  • Keywords
    chirp modulation; optical fibres; optical modulation; spectral line broadening; MZM; Mach-Zehnder modulator; chirped NRZ data stream; external modulator; optical unbalancing; spectrum broadening; waveguide; Arm; Chirp modulation; Mechanical factors; Optical devices; Optical modulation; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Tunable circuits and devices; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-783-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2005.192534
  • Filename
    1497614
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1805559