Semiconductor optical modulators for high-performance analog rf photonic links and signal processing

Timothy A. Vang; Elizabeth Twyford Kunkee; David C. Scott; David V. Forbes; Richard L. Davis; Jeff Elliott; John C. Brock; Lawrence J. Lembo

doi:10.1117/12.382167

19 April 2000 Semiconductor optical modulators for high-performance analog rf photonic links and signal processing

Timothy A. Vang, Elizabeth Twyford Kunkee, David C. Scott, David V. Forbes, Richard L. Davis, Jeff Elliott, John C. Brock, Lawrence J. Lembo

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Proceedings Volume 3950, Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits IV; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.382167
Event: Symposium on Integrated Optoelectronics, 2000, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Semiconductor based optical modulators offer flexibility in providing engineerable optical transfer characteristics that can target specific applications. Use of quantum well active regions provides the capability of efficient and linearized transfer characteristics that can benefit analog RF systems in terms of link gain, noise figure and spur free dynamic range. We present experimental results demonstrating the potential for improvements in modulator linearity and efficiency using quantum well based Mach-Zehnder modulators.

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Timothy A. Vang, Elizabeth Twyford Kunkee, David C. Scott, David V. Forbes, Richard L. Davis, Jeff Elliott, John C. Brock, and Lawrence J. Lembo "Semiconductor optical modulators for high-performance analog rf photonic links and signal processing", Proc. SPIE 3950, Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits IV, (19 April 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.382167

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