Title : 
70 dB extinction-ratio LiNbO/sub 3/ optical intensity modulator for two-tone lightwave generation
         
        
            Author : 
Kawanishi, Tetsuya ; Sakamoto, Takahide ; Tsuchiya, Masahiro ; Izutsu, Masayuki ; Mori, Shingo ; Higuma, Kaoru
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Tokyo
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We demonstrated high extinction ratio intensity modulation for two-tone lightwave generation, by using an integrated Mach-Zehnder modulator with active trimmers which can compensate imbalance in the modulator due to fabrication errors. The extinction ratio was larger than 70 dB
         
        
            Keywords : 
integrated optics; light sources; lithium compounds; optical modulation; LiNbO3; Mach-Zehnder modulator; active trimmers; extinction ratio; fabrication errors; integrated modulator; optical intensity modulator; two-tone lightwave generation; Electrodes; Extinction ratio; Intensity modulation; Optical devices; Optical feedback; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Phase modulation; Signal generators;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Anaheim, CA
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
1-55752-803-9
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/OFC.2006.215457