Effect of pilot tone-based modulator bias control on external modulation link performance

International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, MWP 2000

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 121-124

  Ackerman, E I ^a   Cox, C H ^a  

^a Photonic Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODULATION;

BIAS CONTROL; DYNAMIC RANGE; EXTERNAL MODULATION; LINK PERFORMANCE; MACH ZEHNDER MODULATOR; MODULATION DEPTH; PILOT TONE;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 84964469226     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWP.2000.889802     Document Type: Conference Paper

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3. U. Cummings and W. Bridges, "Bandwidth of linearized electro-optic modulators," J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 16, pp. 1482-1490, August 1998.