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

fYear

2011

fDate

18-21 Oct. 2011

Firstpage

266

Lastpage

269

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWP.2011.6088721

Filename

6088721