Title :
Integrated Design Tool for fiber-optic analog links
Author :
Tommasino, P. ; Trifiletti, A. ; Vannucci, A.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ing. dell´´Inf., Elettron. e Telecomun., Univ. di Roma “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
An integrated tool for the analysis and design of optical analog links is proposed, in order to permit optimization of joint performance of the modulator and of its electrical driver within a microwave circuital CAD. The tool comprises a circuital model of the Mach-Zehnder modulator, and a FEM simulator for modulator design from a given physical and geometrical structure. A case study of design and analysis of a broadband link operating at frequencies as high as 35 GHz is presented, to illustrate advantages of the proposed tool.
Keywords :
CAD; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; finite element analysis; integrated optics; microwave photonics; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical links; optical modulation; FEM simulator; Mach-Zehnder modulator; broadband link; circuital model; fiber-optic analog links; geometrical structure; integrated design tool; microwave circuital CAD; physical structure; Microwave circuits; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Solid modeling; electrooptic modulators; nonlinear optical devices; optical modulation; optical transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2011 International Topical Meeting on & Microwave Photonics Conference, 2011 Asia-Pacific, MWP/APMP
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-716-0
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2011.6088721
