Title :
Pure single-sideband modulation using high extinction-ratio parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator with third-order harmonics superposition technique
Author :
Yamaguchi, Yuya ; Kanno, Atsushi ; Kawanishi, Tetsuya ; Izutsu, Masayuki ; Nakajima, Hirochika
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Adv. Sci. & Eng., Waseda Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate high spurious suppression ratio single-sideband modulation by a high extinction-ratio parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator. An electrical third-order nonlinearity suppression technique can enhance the suppression ratio as high as 47 dB.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical modulation; nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical communication equipment; optical harmonic generation; optical wavelength conversion; electrical third-order nonlinearity suppression technique; high extinction-ratio parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator; pure single-sideband modulation; spurious suppression ratio single-sideband modulation; third-order harmonics superposition technique; Amplitude modulation; Erbium; Harmonic analysis; Optical modulation; Optical wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
