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Connelly, MJ,Romero-Vivas, J,Meehan, A,Krzczanowicz, L,Piprek, J,Wu, YR
Modeling of Mach-Zehnder and Electroabsorption Modulator Pulse Generators and Extraction of the Chirp Factor
15TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES NUSOD 2015
2015
January
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The chirp factor of optical modulators is an important parameter that relates how the induced phase varies with the instantaneous power of a generated optical pulse, from which the dynamic chirp can be obtained. The two most common modulators are Lithium Niobate Mach-Zehnder and electroabsorption modulators. This paper describes simple models of the modulator response and uses a linear pulse characterization method to measure pulse intensity and phase. The experimental chirp measurements are used in conjunction with the models to determine modulator chirp factor.
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