Title :
Electro-Optic Ultra-Flat Comb Generation Using Mach-Zehnder Modulator in Push-Pull Operation Mode
Author :
Sakamoto, Takahide ; Kawanishi, Tetsuya ; Izutsu, Masayuki
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Tokyo
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate ultra-flat frequency comb generation using a "push-pull" operated Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM), where the MZM is dual driven with out-of-phase signals having different amplitudes. 10-GHz spaced 210-GHz-wide comb is flatly generated.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; optical frequency conversion; Mach-Zehnder modulator; electro-optic ultra-flat comb generation; out-of-phase signals; push-pull operation mode; Electrodes; Electrooptic modulators; Frequency conversion; Intensity modulation; Optical attenuators; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Phase modulation; RF signals; Signal generators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382511
