Title :
Generation of high-modulation-index RF analog signals using a silicon microring resonator
Author :
Song, Muping ; Zhang, Lin ; Yang, Jeng-Yuan ; Beausoleil, Raymond G. ; Willner, Alan E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Abstract :
We propose a compact silicon microring-based analog modulator for generation of 10-GHz sub-octave analog signals, which exhibit high optical modulation-index of up to 46% and carrier-to-noise ratio (CNR) of 57 dB. In fiber transmission, the CNR can be improved further by 10 dB with chromatic dispersion.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical resonators; Si; carrier-to-noise ratio; chromatic dispersion; fiber transmission; high-modulation-index RF analog signals; silicon microring resonator; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical ring resonators; Optical variables control; RF signals; Radio frequency; Signal generators; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688466
