Modeling of Mach-Zehnder and electroabsorption modulator pulse generators and extraction of the chirp factor

Michael J. Connelly; Javier Romero-Vivas; Aidan Meehan; Lukasz Krzczanowicz

doi:10.1109/NUSOD.2015.7292825

Modeling of Mach-Zehnder and electroabsorption modulator pulse generators and extraction of the chirp factor

Michael J. Connelly, Javier Romero-Vivas, Aidan Meehan, Lukasz Krzczanowicz

Department of Electronics & Computer Engineering

University of Limerick

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Abstract

The chirp factor of optical modulators is an important parameter that relates how the induced phase varies with the instantaneous power of a generated optical pulse, from which the dynamic chirp can be obtained. The two most common modulators are Lithium Niobate Mach-Zehnder and electroabsorption modulators. This paper describes simple models of the modulator response and uses a linear pulse characterization method to measure pulse intensity and phase. The experimental chirp measurements are used in conjunction with the models to determine modulator chirp factor.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	15th International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, NUSOD 2015
Editors	Yuh-Renn Wu, Joachim Piprek
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	67-68
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479983797
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/NUSOD.2015.7292825
Publication status	Published - 10 May 2015
Event	15th International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, NUSOD 2015 - Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China Duration: 7 Sep 2015 → 11 Sep 2015

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Name	Proceedings of the International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, NUSOD
Volume	2015-May
ISSN (Print)	2158-3234

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Conference	15th International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, NUSOD 2015
Country/Territory	Taiwan, Province of China
City	Taipei
Period	7/09/15 → 11/09/15

Keywords

Chirp
Optical fibers
Optical interferometry
Optical modulation
Optical polarization
Optical pulses

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Connelly, M. J., Romero-Vivas, J., Meehan, A., & Krzczanowicz, L. (2015). Modeling of Mach-Zehnder and electroabsorption modulator pulse generators and extraction of the chirp factor. In Y.-R. Wu, & J. Piprek (Eds.), 15th International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, NUSOD 2015 (pp. 67-68). Article 7292825 (Proceedings of the International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, NUSOD; Vol. 2015-May). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/NUSOD.2015.7292825

Connelly, Michael J. ; Romero-Vivas, Javier ; Meehan, Aidan et al. / Modeling of Mach-Zehnder and electroabsorption modulator pulse generators and extraction of the chirp factor. 15th International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, NUSOD 2015. editor / Yuh-Renn Wu ; Joachim Piprek. IEEE Computer Society, 2015. pp. 67-68 (Proceedings of the International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, NUSOD).

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Connelly, MJ, Romero-Vivas, J, Meehan, A & Krzczanowicz, L 2015, Modeling of Mach-Zehnder and electroabsorption modulator pulse generators and extraction of the chirp factor. in Y-R Wu & J Piprek (eds), 15th International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, NUSOD 2015., 7292825, Proceedings of the International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, NUSOD, vol. 2015-May, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 67-68, 15th International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, NUSOD 2015, Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China, 7/09/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/NUSOD.2015.7292825

Modeling of Mach-Zehnder and electroabsorption modulator pulse generators and extraction of the chirp factor. / Connelly, Michael J.; Romero-Vivas, Javier; Meehan, Aidan et al.
15th International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, NUSOD 2015. ed. / Yuh-Renn Wu; Joachim Piprek. IEEE Computer Society, 2015. p. 67-68 7292825 (Proceedings of the International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, NUSOD; Vol. 2015-May).

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