Title :
Novel hybrid approach for modelling of electroabsorption modulators
Author :
Bekker, Ella V. ; Vukovic, Ana ; Sewell, Phillip ; Benson, Trevor M.
Author_Institution :
George Green Inst. of Electromagn. Res., Nottingham Univ., UK
Abstract :
The paper presents a hybrid methodology for modelling electroabsorption modulators. The method uses the time domain transmission line modelling method and a novel time-domain spectral index method to simultaneously model propagation of the microwave and optical fields. The method is applied to the practical case of a lumped electroabsorption modulator and parameters such are chirp and extinction ratio are analysed.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; electroabsorption; modulators; transmission lines; chirp and extinction ratio; electroabsorption modulator; extinction ratio; hybrid approach; microwave fields; time domain transmission line modelling method; time-domain spectral index method; Bandwidth; Chirp modulation; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Microwave propagation; Microwave theory and techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical modulation; Optical propagation; Phase modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2005, Proceedings of 2005 7th International Conference
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9236-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2005.1506119
