Title :
Frequency chirping in LiNbO3 electrooptic modulator
Author :
Ibrahim, Salah-eldin A. ; Hussein, Khalid F A
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microwave Eng., Electron. Res. Inst., Cairo, Egypt
Abstract :
Frequency chirp in LiNbO3 electrooptic modulators is assessed and numerically evaluated using the FDTD method. Affecting parameters and suggested configurations are highlighted and finally, its influence is illustrated by propagating frequency chirped pulses in a dispersive fiber.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; electro-optical modulation; finite difference time-domain analysis; lithium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical fibre dispersion; FDTD method; LiNbO3; chirped pulses; dispersive fiber; electrooptic modulator; frequency chirping; Chirp; Dispersion; Electrooptic modulators; Finite difference methods; Frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics and Its Application, 2004. The Fourth Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
977-5031-78-8
DOI :
10.1109/PAIA.2004.1353824