• DocumentCode
    3515644
  • Title

    Fabry-Perot type resonantly enhanced Mach-Zehnder modulator

  • Author

    Visagathilagar, Y.S. ; Mitchell, A. ; Waterhouse, R.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Commun. & Electron. Eng., R. Melbourne Inst. of Technol. Univ., Vic., Australia
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    1999
  • Firstpage
    17
  • Abstract
    A novel resonantly enhanced Mach-Zehnder modulator with 10 dB enhancement in link performance is demonstrated. Enhancement is achieved through placement of the electrode structure within a Fabry-Perot type cavity. Theoretical prediction and experimental verification are presented
  • Keywords
    Fabry-Perot resonators; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical modulation; microwave photonics; optical communication equipment; Fabry-Perot type cavity; electrode structure; link performance; resonantly enhanced Mach-Zehnder modulator; Bandwidth; Coplanar waveguides; Electrodes; Fabry-Perot; Impedance; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Radio frequency; Reflection; Resonance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Photonics, 1999. MWP '99. International Topical Meeting on
  • Conference_Location
    Melbourne, Vic.
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5558-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWP.1999.819642
  • Filename
    819642