DocumentCode
733938
Title
Linearity measurement of a silicon single-drive push-pull Mach-Zehnder modulator
Author
Yanyang Zhou ; Linjie Zhou ; Feiran Su ; Jingya Xie ; Haike Zhu ; Xinwan Li ; Jianping Chen
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., Shanghai, China
fYear
2015
fDate
10-15 May 2015
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We investigate the linearity of a silicon Mach-Zehnder modulator with single-drive push-pull configuration. The spurious free dynamic range for second harmonic distortion (SFDRSHD) is 86 dB·Hz1/2 with 4 dB improvement over previous best result.
Keywords
electro-optical modulation; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical distortion; optical harmonic generation; optical variables measurement; silicon; SFDRSHD; Si; linearity measurement; second harmonic distortion; silicon single-drive push-pull Mach-Zehnder modulator; spurious free dynamic range; Dynamic range; Linearity; Optical modulation; Radio frequency; Silicon; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
7184382
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