• DocumentCode
    2788966
  • Title

    Expressions of the chirp parameter components for intensity modulation with a dual-electrode Mach-Zehnder modulator

  • Author

    Almeida, Paulo ; Silva, Henrique

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. de Eng. Electrotec. e de Comput., Univ. de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    2-5 July 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    We derive general small-signal expressions for the αMZM chirp parameter in terms of two new components that specify separately the chirp due to the drive signals and the chirp due to the finite extinction ratio of a dual-electrode Mach-Zehnder modulator. The expressions derived are valid for different drive signals, and can be used to predict the αMZM chirp parameter of a dual-electrode Mach-Zehnder modulator when biased around the quadrature point. The results obtained analytically and by simulation show excellent agreement.
  • Keywords
    electrodes; optical modulation; chirp parameter components; dual-electrode Mach-Zehnder modulator; finite extinction ratio; general small-signal expressions; intensity modulation; Chirp; Erbium; Integrated optics; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Mach-Zehnder modulator; chirp; hybrid optical access networks;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2012 14th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Coventry
  • ISSN
    2161-2056
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-2228-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    2161-2056
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICTON.2012.6253830
  • Filename
    6253830
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2788966