Chirp-inducing mechanisms in Mach-Zehnder modulators and their effect on 10 Gb/s NRZ transmission studied using tunable-chirp single drive devices

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 605-611

  Bravetti, P ^a   Ghislotti, G ^a   Balsamo, S ^a  

^a Avanex   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chirp parameter; Dispersion penalty; LiNbO3 modulator; Mach Zehnder modulator (MZM); Optical propagation in dispersive media; Time resolved chirp; Tunable chirp

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; INTERFEROMETERS; LITHIUM NIOBATE; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS;

MACH-ZEHNDER MODULATORS; OPTICAL POWER SPLITTING RATIO; TIME RESOLVED CHIRP; TUNABLE CHIRP SINGLE DRIVE DEVICES;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 1942486261     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.822676     Document Type: Article

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