Title :
Modeling short optical pulse generation using electroabsorption modulators
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
Model short optical pulse generation in sinusoidally-driven lumped-electrode electroabsorption modulators, describes pulse width scaling with device and applied modulation parameters, and defines a new device figure of merit.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; optical communication equipment; optical pulse generation; time division multiplexing; applied modulation parameters; device modulation parameters; electroabsorption modulators; figure of merit; modeling; optical pulse generation; pulse width scaling; short optical pulse generation; sinusoidally-driven lumped-electrode electroabsorption modulators; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical modulation; Optical pulse compression; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse modulation; Pulse width modulation; Space vector pulse width modulation; Ultrafast optics; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
