Improved dispersion tolerance of a Mach-Zehnder modulator by optimizing the modulator voltage and time delay

Hyunwoo Yoo; Junhyop Song; Yonghoon Kim; Jichai Jeong; Jaehoon Lee

doi:10.1016/j.optcom.2009.11.071

Improved dispersion tolerance of a Mach-Zehnder modulator by optimizing the modulator voltage and time delay

Hyunwoo Yoo, Junhyop Song, Yonghoon Kim, Jichai Jeong, Jaehoon Lee

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We present a method for improving the dispersion tolerance of a dual-arm Mach-Zehnder modulator by independently optimizing the applied voltage on each arm and the time delay between them. We found a significant improvement in the dispersion tolerance. Using the negative chirp effect and the time delay, it was possible to extend the transmission distance of 10 Gbit/s optical nonreturn-to-zero signals without any additional electrical or optical components.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1316-1319
Number of pages	4
Journal	Optics Communications
Volume	283
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2009.11.071
Publication status	Published - 2010 Apr 1

Keywords

Dispersion
Fiber optics communications
Lithium niobate (LiNbO) modulator
Modulation

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Improved dispersion tolerance of a Mach-Zehnder modulator by optimizing the modulator voltage and time delay

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