Title :
Comparative performance of lightwave systems using electro-absorption modulators and semiconductor Mach-Zehnder modulators
Author :
Cartledge, J.C. ; Christensen, B. ; Nielsen, S.K. ; Elnegaard, N.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Queen´´s Univ., Kingston, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Recent transmission experiments have demonstrated that semiconductor Mach-Zehnder modulators and electro-absorption modulators are well-suited to high bit rate, long distance telecommunication systems. These modulators exhibit large bandwidths with low drive power requirements and offer the potential for integration with other optoelectronic devices.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; chirp modulation; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; semiconductor devices; comparative performance; electro-absorption modulators; high bit rate long distance telecommunication systems; integrated optics; large bandwidths; lightwave systems; low drive power requirements; optoelectronic devices; semiconductor Mach-Zehnder modulators; transmission experiments; Chirp modulation; Electrooptic modulators; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1996. LEOS 96., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3160-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1996.571606
