DocumentCode
1794406
Title
Linear optical modulator
Author
Kaneko, Akito ; Yamazaki, Hiroshi ; Miyamoto, Yutaka
Author_Institution
NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
fYear
2014
fDate
9-13 March 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
The nonlinear (sinusoidal) response of a conventional Mach-Zehnder modulator is an obstacle to achieving low-loss and low-distortion electro-optic signal conversion in a DAC-based optical transmitter. Our linear optical modulator solves this problem.
Keywords
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; digital-analogue conversion; electro-optical devices; integrated optoelectronics; optical modulation; optical transmitters; DAC-based optical transmitter; Mach-Zehnder modulator; linear optical modulator; low-distortion electro-optic signal conversion; low-loss electro-optic signal conversion; nonlinear response; sinusoidal response; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical losses; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical transmitters;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-5575-2994-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1364/OFC.2014.W3K.5
Filename
6887158
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