Title :
Modeling of the nonlinear distortion in an electro-optic silicon-based Mach-Zehnder modulator
Author :
Gutierrez, A.M. ; Brimont, Antoine ; Herrera, Javier ; Aamer, M. ; Thomson, David J. ; Gardes, Frederic Y. ; Reed, Graham T. ; Fedeli, J.-M. ; Sanchis, Pablo
Author_Institution :
Nanophotonics Technol. Center, Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Abstract :
An analytical model for calculating the nonlinear RF distortion products in silicon-based electro-optic Mach-Zehnder modulators is reported and experimentally validated. The model takes into account the nonlinearity inherent to the plasma dispersion effect.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; integrated optoelectronics; nonlinear distortion; optical distortion; silicon; Si; analytical model; electro-optic silicon-based Mach-Zehnder modulator; nonlinear RF distortion; plasma dispersion effect; Analytical models; Electrooptic modulators; Nonlinear distortion; Radio frequency; Silicon; Voltage measurement; Electrooptic modulation; Integrated Optics; Nonlinear distortion; Silicon on insulator Technology;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2013 IEEE 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5803-3
DOI :
10.1109/Group4.2013.6644419
