Title :
Design and analysis of a 6-stage tunable MZI PLC for BPSK generation
Author :
Jain, A. ; Kostko, I.A. ; Chen, L.R. ; Xia, B. ; Dumais, P. ; Callender, C.L.
Author_Institution :
McGill Univ., Montreal
Abstract :
Using the direct time domain approach and thermo-optic properties of silica, we show that a single spectrally periodic filter can generate any 4-bit binary amplitude and phase code pattern. We design and analyze a tunable 6-stage lattice-form Mach-Zehnder interferometer using silica-on- silicon planar lightwave circuit technology for generating 40 GHz pulse trains with arbitrary binary amplitude and phase code profiles from a uniform 10 GHz input pulse train.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical filters; optical modulation; phase shift keying; thermo-optical effects; 4-bit binary amplitude pattern; 6-stage tunable MZI PLC; BPSK generation; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; direct time domain approach; frequency 10 GHz; frequency 40 GHz; phase code pattern; silica thermo-optic properties; silica-on-silicon planar lightwave circuit technology; single spectrally periodic filter; Binary phase shift keying; Optical filters; Optical pulse generation; Optical signal processing; Programmable control; Pulse shaping methods; Signal generators; Silicon compounds; Space vector pulse width modulation; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2007. MWSCAS 2007. 50th Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1175-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1548-3746
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.2007.4488776
