Computer-aided design and optimization of high-speed electro-optic modulators: integrating the RF and EO models within a unified environment

Author

Ghione, Giovanni ; Goano, Michele ; Pirola, Marco ; Zandano, Paolo

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Elettronica, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

186

Abstract

The design of high-speed modulator requires to model, analyze and optimize not only the electro-optic interaction, but also the distributed microwave part of the device. Parasitic effects induced by package and transitions can completely mask the intrinsic device behaviour, leading to unacceptably poor input matching and electro-optic frequency response To account for such effects, we propose an integrated CAD model of the whole device within a microwave design environment

Keywords

CAD; chirp modulation; electro-optical modulation; frequency response; light interferometers; microwave photonics; optical beam splitters; optimisation; CAD; RF optimization; computer-aided design; distributed microwave device; electro-optic frequency response; electro-optic interaction; high-speed electro-optic modulators; high-speed modulator; integrated CAD model; intrinsic device behaviour; microwave design environment; optimization; package; parasitic effects; poor input matching; Design automation; Design optimization; Electrooptic modulators; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical saturation; Phase modulation; Radio frequency;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

ISSN

1092-8081

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7105-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.2001.969235

Filename

969235