Title :
A Mach-Zehnder modulator model for the design of optical-fiber analog transmitters
Author :
Scotti, Giuseppe ; Tommasino, Pasquale ; Trifiletti, Alessandro ; Vannucci, Antonello
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ing. dell´´Inf., Elettron. e Telecomun., Univ. di Roma La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
A measurement-based model of Mach-Zehnder electrooptic modulators is proposed that allows the design of a transmitter for optical analog links. The model, extracted for a modulator fabricated at Avanex laboratories, has been used to design a circuit in monolithic CMOS technology that provides broad-band improvement of spurious-free dynamic range.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical modulation; optical transmitters; Mach-Zehnder electrooptic modulators; Mach-Zehnder modulator model; monolithic CMOS technology; optical analog links; optical fiber analog transmitters; spurious-free dynamic range; Adaptive optics; Broadband communication; Optical attenuators; Optical device fabrication; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Predistortion; Electrooptic modulators; optical fiber communication; predistortion;
Conference_Titel :
Integrated Nonlinear Microwave and Millimetre-Wave Circuits (INMMIC), 2011 Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0650-9
DOI :
10.1109/INMMIC.2011.5773315
