Investigation on nonlinear characteristics of the Mach-Zehnder intensity modulator based on Bessel series expansion

Xiuhong Fan; Xiang Zhang; Yong Liu

doi:10.1117/12.912983

22 February 2012 Investigation on nonlinear characteristics of the Mach-Zehnder intensity modulator based on Bessel series expansion

Xiuhong Fan, Xiang Zhang, Yong Liu

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Proceedings Volume 8333, Photonics and Optoelectronics Meetings (POEM) 2011: Optoelectronic Devices and Integration; 833310 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.912983
Event: Photonics and Optoelectronics Meetings 2011, 2011, Wuhan, China

Abstract

We investigate the nonlinear characteristics of the Mach-Zehnder (MZ) intensity modulator using based on Bessel series expansion. The method we used provides the easy characterization of the harmonic components of an MZ intensity modulator. Theoretical analysis results are agreeable with those obtained in the experiment. Compared to the traditional methods, this method can analyse the operating characteristics of the MZ intensity modulator without executing a complicated experiment. It can not only be used to characterize harmonic component of MZ intensity modulator with high accuracy and fast calculation, but also can be extended to analyze the nonlinear distortion of the analogue signal modulation.

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Xiuhong Fan, Xiang Zhang, and Yong Liu "Investigation on nonlinear characteristics of the Mach-Zehnder intensity modulator based on Bessel series expansion", Proc. SPIE 8333, Photonics and Optoelectronics Meetings (POEM) 2011: Optoelectronic Devices and Integration, 833310 (22 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.912983

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