DocumentCode
1516669
Title
In search of a linear electrooptic amplitude modulator
Author
Liu, Pao-Lo ; Li, B.J. ; Trisno, Yudhi S.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., State Univ. of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
Volume
3
Issue
2
fYear
1991
Firstpage
144
Lastpage
146
Abstract
An electrooptic modulator which offers high linearity and low intermodulation distortion (IMD) is proposed. The modulation characteristics, harmonic and intermodulation distortions, are calculated. In the two-tone test with an optical modulation depth of 16% for each channel, the third-order IMD is expected to be as low as -95 dB. Such a linearized electrooptic modulator used in conjunction with diode-pumped solid-state lasers can be expected to outperform directly modulated injection lasers for CATV transmission systems.<>
Keywords
amplitude modulation; electro-optical devices; integrated optics; intermodulation; optical modulation; CATV transmission systems; diode-pumped solid-state lasers; high linearity; intermodulation distortions; linear electrooptic amplitude modulator; low intermodulation distortion; two-tone test; Amplitude modulation; Diodes; Electrooptic modulators; Intermodulation distortion; Laser noise; Lasers and electrooptics; Linearity; Optical modulation; Solid lasers; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/68.76869
Filename
76869
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