Title :
Mixed-polarization to improve dynamic range of optical single sideband in a Mach-Zehnder modulator
Author :
Masella, Biagio ; Hraimel, Bouchaib ; Zhang, Xiupu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Concordia Univ., Montreal, QC
Abstract :
We investigate spur-free dynamic range improvement of linearized optical single sideband Mach-Zehnder modulator using mixed-polarization. The experimental results agree with the theoretical analysis showing an improvement of more than 7 dB.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical modulation; Mach-Zehnder modulator; linearized optical single sideband; mixed-polarization; spur-free dynamic range improvement; Dynamic range; Fiber nonlinear optics; Linearization techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Radio frequency; (060.2330); (060.5625);
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
