Title :
Performance prospects of compact silicon microring-based electro-optic modulator for analog optical links
Author :
Song, Muping ; Zhang, Lin ; Yang, Jeng-Yuan ; Nuccio, Scott ; Beausoleil, Raymond G. ; Willner, Alan E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Abstract :
We propose ultra-small silicon microring-based analog electro-optic modulators, which exhibit a better SFDR by 5-dB and higher modulation-index compared to MZMs. Third-harmonic-distortion is reduced by 10-dB in fiber transmission.
Keywords :
optical communication; optical links; analog electro-optic modulator; analog optical links; compact silicon microring-based electro-optic modulator; fiber transmission; modulation-index; spurious-free dynamic range; third-harmonic-distortion; Electrooptic modulators; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical fiber communication; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical variables control; Radio frequency; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729451
