DocumentCode
2007498
Title
70 dB extinction-ratio LiNbO/sub 3/ optical intensity modulator for two-tone lightwave generation
Author
Kawanishi, Tetsuya ; Sakamoto, Takahide ; Tsuchiya, Masahiro ; Izutsu, Masayuki ; Mori, Shingo ; Higuma, Kaoru
Author_Institution
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Tokyo
fYear
2006
fDate
5-10 March 2006
Abstract
We demonstrated high extinction ratio intensity modulation for two-tone lightwave generation, by using an integrated Mach-Zehnder modulator with active trimmers which can compensate imbalance in the modulator due to fabrication errors. The extinction ratio was larger than 70 dB
Keywords
integrated optics; light sources; lithium compounds; optical modulation; LiNbO3; Mach-Zehnder modulator; active trimmers; extinction ratio; fabrication errors; integrated modulator; optical intensity modulator; two-tone lightwave generation; Electrodes; Extinction ratio; Intensity modulation; Optical devices; Optical feedback; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Phase modulation; Signal generators;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-803-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2006.215457
Filename
1636488
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