• DocumentCode
    807522
  • Title

    Single-drive LiNbO3 Mach-Zehnder modulator with widely DC tunable chirp

  • Author

    Ghislotti, G. ; Balsamo, S. ; Bravetti, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Avanvex Corp., San Donato Milanese, Italy
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    1534
  • Lastpage
    1536
  • Abstract
    We present a 10-Gb/s LiNbO/sub 3/ Mach-Zehnder modulator that allows tuning of the chirp in a wide range (-0.7/spl divide/0.7) by applying just a dc voltage, while the radio-frequency section is single drive. The device shows uniform performances across the chirp tuning range. By tuning chirp value, transmission tests showed power penalty less than 2 dB for spans up to 2100 ps/nm.
  • Keywords
    Mach-Zehnder interferometers; chirp modulation; electro-optical modulation; integrated optics; lithium compounds; optical tuning; 10 Gbit/s; LiNbO/sub 3/; chirp tuning range; power penalty; single drive radio-frequency section; single-drive LiNbO/sub 3/ Mach-Zehnder modulator; spans; transmission tests; uniform performances; wide range; widely DC tunable chirp; Chirp modulation; Electrooptic modulators; Erbium; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Optical tuning; Optical waveguides; Radio frequency; Transmission line matrix methods; Voltage control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2003.818662
  • Filename
    1237579
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=807522