Title :
Linear optical frequency discriminator
Author :
Xiaobo Xie ; Khurgin, J. ; Jin Kang ; Fowsen Choa
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
Summary from only given. We have proposed and analyzed a novel FM discriminator that is simple and lends itself to integration. It is shown that a potential 7 dB improvement in the dynamic range can be attained without paying a bandwidth penalty. The proposed device, consists of an unbalanced Mach Zehnder interferometer with ring resonators coupled to each of its arm.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; frequency modulation; microwave photonics; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical modulation; optical resonators; FM discriminator; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; bandwidth penalty; design principles; dynamic range; ring resonator coupling; unbalanced MZI; Electrodes; Frequency conversion; Frequency modulation; Gratings; Optical buffering; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical frequency conversion; Optical waveguides; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033411
