Title :
Nonlinear Distortions in EO Phase Modulators
Author :
Tavlykaev, Robert ; Wiberg, Andreas O J ; Gopalakrishnan, Ganesh K. ; Radic, Stojan
Abstract :
Nonlinear distortions induced by a voltage-dependent guided-mode field in electro-optical phase modulators are measured and quantified for the first time. Such distortions are shown to impact analog link performance under large-signal modulation.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; nonlinear distortion; phase modulation; EO phase modulators; analog link performance; electro-optical phase modulators; large-signal modulation; nonlinear distortions; voltage-dependent guided-mode field; Nonlinear distortion; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Phase distortion; Phase modulation; Nonlinear distortions; optical phase modulation; parasitic intensity modulation (PIM);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2012.2214437
