Title :
Nonlinear distortions induced by non-idealities of integrated silicon waveguides in analog optical links
Author :
Zhang, L. ; Wang, J. ; Song, M. ; Yue, Y. ; Xiao-Li, Y. ; Beausoleil, R.G. ; Willner, A.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
We analyze nonlinear distortions caused by integrated silicon strip waveguides for analog applications. Performance degradations due to interactions of nonlinear Kerr effects, chromatic dispersion and carrier dynamics are discussed.
Keywords :
Chromatic dispersion; Microwave photonics; Nonlinear distortion; Nonlinear equations; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical modulation; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Integrated optics; analog and silicon photonics; microwave photonics; nonlinear optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
