• DocumentCode
    2162766
  • Title

    Linear regime extension technique in parallel LiNbO3 interferometric architectures for UWB applications

  • Author

    Llorente, Roberto ; Morant, Maria ; Hauden, Jerome ; Quinlan, Terence ; Mottet, Alexandre ; Walker, Stuart

  • Author_Institution
    Nanophotonics Technol. Centre, Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    18-22 Sept. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    A parallel architecture modulator is demonstrated which offers SFDR>;25dB across a 1.4V bias range compared to just 0.5V in a conventional MZ-EOM. Additionally, RoF UWB signal EVM is improved by 2.2dB after 57 km transmission.
  • Keywords
    Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical modulation; lithium compounds; parallel architectures; radio-over-fibre; ultra wideband communication; LiNbO3; Mach-Zehnder modulators; RoF UWB signal; UWB applications; distance 57 km; electro-optic modulators; linear regime extension technique; parallel architecture modulator; parallel interferometric architectures; spurious free dynamic range; voltage 1.4 V; Chirp; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Passive optical networks;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
  • Conference_Location
    Geneva
  • ISSN
    Pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1918-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6066103