Title :
Broadband LiNbO3 modulator for digital and analog applications
Author :
Gilardi, G. ; Gobbi, L. ; Beretta, A. ; Milanese, P. ; Pensa, S. ; Pircalaboiu, D. ; Vannucci, A. ; Lee, T. ; Filsinger, V. ; Martin, M.
Author_Institution :
Corning OTI, Milan, Italy
Abstract :
The chirp free X-cut LiNbO3 modulators performance is presented here. We describe a digital long haul transmitter application and a preliminary characterization for analog applications.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; lithium compounds; microwave photonics; optical communication equipment; LiNbO3; broadband LiNbO3 modulator; digital long haul transmitter; Bandwidth; Chirp modulation; Clocks; Digital modulation; Electrooptic modulators; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Optical transmitters; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2003. MWP 2003 Proceedings. International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8691-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2003.1422907