DocumentCode
387353
Title
A novel technique for wavelength independent bias of Mach-Zehnder modulators
Author
Dubovitsky, S. ; Steier, W.H. ; Kuo, Y.-H. ; Yegnanarayanan, S. ; Jalali, B.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
fYear
2002
fDate
5-8 Nov. 2002
Firstpage
57
Lastpage
60
Abstract
A novel wavelength insensitive biasing technique is proposed. The technique significantly reduces the second order distortion and increases the optical bandwidth of Mach-Zehnder modulators.
Keywords
optical distortion; optical modulation; Mach-Zehnder modulators; WIB; multi-wavelength systems; optical bandwidth increase; pathlength imbalance trimming; post fabrication trimming; second-order distortion suppression; wavelength independent bias; wavelength insensitive biasing; Optical modulation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Photonics, 2002. International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN
4-88552-187-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWP.2002.1158859
Filename
1158859
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