Title :
A Novel Bias Control Technique for MZ Modulator with Monitoring Power of Backward Light for Advanced Modulation Formats
Author :
Sekine, Kenro ; Hasegawa, Chie ; Kikuchi, Nobuhiko ; Sasaki, Shinya
Author_Institution :
Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo
Abstract :
We propose a novel high-sensitive and cost-effective bias control scheme for MZ modulator with minimizing monitored power of backward-traveling light, and demonstrate its effectiveness with the experiments of 10-Gbit/s CSRZ and 43-Gbit/s RZ-DQPSK signals.
Keywords :
modulators; optical modulation; quadrature phase shift keying; MZ modulator; RZ-DQPSK signals; backward-traveling light; bias control technique; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; power monitoring; Amplitude modulation; Lighting control; Modulation coding; Monitoring; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348801
