Title :
Linearized electro-optical intensity modulator
Author :
Xie, Xiaobo ; Khurgin, Jacob ; Kang, Jin ; Choa, FowSen
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
An electro-optic intensity modulator based on a Mach-Zehnder or interferometer with ring resonators is proposed and analyzed theoretically. This configuration offers a large improvement in modulation linearity achieved entirely by optical means.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical devices; integrated optics; intensity modulation; optical resonators; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; electro-optic intensity modulator; linear modulation; ring resonators; Electrooptic modulators; High speed optical techniques; Integrated optics; Intensity modulation; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical ring resonators; Phase shifting interferometry;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
