Title :
RF power-dependent linear characterization of electroabsorption modulators
Author :
Yun, Young-Seol ; Lee, Joon-Jae ; Kim, Do-Gyun ; Choi, Young-Wan ; Lee, Seok ; Kang, Young-Shik ; Chung, Yong-Duck ; Kim, Jeha
Author_Institution :
Microwave & Lightwave Telecom. Lab., Chung-Ang Univ., South Korea
Abstract :
We firstly report the linearity enhancement of the electroabsorption modulator due to the phase-reversal behavior of the 3rd-order signal in the high input RF-power.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; microwave photonics; 3rd-order signal; RF power; electroabsorption modulators; linear characterization; linearity enhancement; phase-reversal behavior; Distortion measurement; Microwave photonics; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave technology; Power measurement; Quantum well devices; Radio frequency; Telecommunications; Transfer functions; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548097