DocumentCode
3006957
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
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452710
Filename
4452710
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