Title :
Time-domain analysis of phase-reversal travelling-wave integrated-optic modulators
Author :
Erasme, Didier ; Wilson, M.G.F.
Author_Institution :
University College London, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, London, UK
Abstract :
The temporal response of periodic and nonperiodic phase-reversal integrated-optic travelling-wave modulators is derived for the lossless and lossy cases. Improved repetition rates are obtained by using nonperiodic structures. For all structures considered the highest usable repetition rate is much greater in the intensity modulation regime (using a Mach-Zehnder) than in the phase modulation regime.
Keywords :
integrated optics; light interferometry; optical modulation; time-domain analysis; Mach-Zehnder configuration; integrated-optic modulators; intensity modulation regime; lossless case; lossy cases; nonperiodic structures; periodic-reversal; phase modulation regime; phase-reversal; temporal response; time-domain analysis; travelling-wave;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19860700
