Title :
Experimental study of a phase modulator using an active interferometric device
Author :
Dionísio, Rogério ; Reis, Cláudia ; André, Paulo ; Nogueira, Rogério ; Teixeira, António
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Telecomun., Campus Univ. de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal
Abstract :
A novel architecture for an optical phase modulator is presented and experimentally demonstrated. This approach relies on a commercially available integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer structure with Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers (MZI-SOA) and it is based in cross-phase modulation effect (XPM). The feasibility of the proposed optical phase modulator is experimentally investigated using different scenarios of input power and bit rates.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; active interferometric device; cross-phase modulation effect; optical phase modulator; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Phase modulation; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
MELECON 2010 - 2010 15th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference
Conference_Location :
Valletta
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5793-9
DOI :
10.1109/MELCON.2010.5476364
