Title :
Bandwidth of linearized ring resonator assisted Mach-Zehnder modulator
Author :
Tazawa, Hidehisa ; Steier, William H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng.-Electrophys., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
The intermodulation-free dynamic range and the modulation frequency properties of the linearized ring resonator assisted Mach-Zehnder electrooptic modulators are analyzed. The linearization bandwidth of the modulators is limited by the resonant nature of a ring resonator.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical modulation; frequency modulation; optical resonators; Mach-Zehnder electrooptic modulator; intermodulation-free dynamic range; linearized ring resonator; modulation frequency; Bandwidth; Chirp modulation; Dynamic range; Electrooptic modulators; Frequency modulation; Optical noise; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Transfer functions; Voltage; Bandwidth; electrooptic; linearized; modulators; ring resonators;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2005.853522
