Title :
Demonstration of Polymer-based Directional Coupler Modulator with High Linearity
Author :
Hung, Yu-Chueh ; Kim, Seongku ; Fetterman, Harold R. ; Luo, Jingdong ; Jen, Alex
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, Los Angeles
Abstract :
A linearized polymer-based directional coupler modulator is presented. The linearity was obtained by tailoring the coupling coefficient using photobleaching. A two-tone test of the device demonstrated an enhancement in intermodulation distortion compared to a Mach-Zehnder modulator.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical devices; intermodulation distortion; optical directional couplers; optical modulation; optical saturable absorption; Mach-Zehnder modulator; coupling coefficient; intermodulation distortion; photobleaching; polymer-based directional coupler modulator; two-tone test; Directional couplers; Intermodulation distortion; Linearity; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Photobleaching; Polymers; Radio frequency; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452710
