Broad-band linearization of a mach-zehnder electrooptic modulator

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2271-2279

  Ackerman, Edward I ^a,b  

^a MIT LINCOLN LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Photonic Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrooptic modulation; Intermodulation distortion; Modeling; Optical fiber communication; Wavelength division multiplexing

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; INTERMODULATION; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LINEARIZATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

INTERMODULATION DISTORTION; MACH-ZEHNDER ELECTROOPTIC MODULATOR;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 0033281674     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.808970     Document Type: Article

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