Title :
Comparison of InP and Silicon Mach-Zehnder modulators in terms of chirp
Author :
Petousi, D. ; Zimmermann, L. ; Voigt, K. ; Kreissl, Jochen ; Petermann, K.
Author_Institution :
Fachgebiet Hochfrequenztech., Tech. Univ. Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
We analyze the impact of nonlinear InP-based and Silicon-based phase shifters on Mach Zehnder modulator chirp. To identify performance limits, we compare state-of-the-art InP modulators with existing and numerically optimized Silicon modulators. We show that similar performance characteristics can be expected for both technologies.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; chirp modulation; indium compounds; nonlinear optics; numerical analysis; optical modulation; optical phase shifters; InP; Mach Zehnder modulator chirp; nonlinear InP-based phase shifters; numerical optimization; silicon-based phase shifters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC 2013), 39th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
London
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-84919-759-5
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2013.1575
