Title :
160GHz two-tone lightwave generation using high extinction-ratio optical modulation
Author :
Kawanishi, Tetsuya ; Sakamoto, Takahide ; Tsuchiya, Masahiro ; Izutsu, Masayuki
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Tokyo
Abstract :
By using a high extinction-ratio optical Mach-Zehnder modulator biased at a maximum transmission point, we demonstrated generation of a two-tone lighwave consisting of the second order sideband components whose frequency separation was 160GHz.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; extinction coefficients; microwave generation; microwave photonics; optical communication equipment; optical filters; optical modulation; 160 GHz; extinction-ratio optical modulation; fixed optical filter; optical Mach-Zehnder modulator; second order sideband component; transmission point; two-tone lightwave generation; Feedback control; Frequency modulation; Intensity modulation; Optical devices; Optical feedback; Optical filters; Optical harmonic generation; Optical modulation; Signal generators; Universal Serial Bus;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.278977
