Title :
A novel technique for wavelength independent bias of Mach-Zehnder modulators
Author :
Dubovitsky, S. ; Steier, W.H. ; Kuo, Y.-H. ; Yegnanarayanan, S. ; Jalali, B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
A novel wavelength insensitive biasing technique is proposed. The technique significantly reduces the second order distortion and increases the optical bandwidth of Mach-Zehnder modulators.
Keywords :
optical distortion; optical modulation; Mach-Zehnder modulators; WIB; multi-wavelength systems; optical bandwidth increase; pathlength imbalance trimming; post fabrication trimming; second-order distortion suppression; wavelength independent bias; wavelength insensitive biasing; Optical modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2002. International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
4-88552-187-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2002.1158859
