Title :
Mach-Zehnder modulator arm length mismatch measurement and analysis
Author :
Geary, Kevin ; Kim, Seong-Ku ; Seo, Byoung-Joon ; Fetterman, Harold R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA
Abstract :
We describe an accurate technique to measure the arm length mismatch of Mach-Zehnder modulators (MZMs), based on their broadband filter characteristics. We experimentally determine the mismatch of rib waveguide and poling-induced waveguide polymer MZMs
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; optical polymers; optical waveguide filters; optical waveguides; Mach-Zehnder modulator arm length mismatch; broadband filter; poling-induced waveguide polymer MZM; rib waveguide;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
