Precise optical modulation and its application to optoelectronic device measurement

T Kawanishi - Photonics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Optoelectronic devices which play important roles in high-speed optical fiber networks can
offer effective measurement methods for optoelectronic devices including optical modulators …

High extinction-ratio integrated Mach–Zehnder modulator with active Y-branch for optical SSB signal generation

Y Ogiso, Y Tsuchiya, S Shinada… - IEEE Photonics …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a high extinction-ratio (ER) Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM) with an active Y-
branch optical intensity trimmer. In addition, we investigate a high ER integrated MZM for …

Compact and energy-efficient forward-biased PN silicon Mach-Zehnder modulator

S Dev, K Singh, R Hosseini, A Misra… - IEEE Photonics …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A compact device model along with simulations and an experimental analysis of a forward-
biased PN junction-based silicon Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM) with a phase-shifter …

Performance analysis of NLOS ultraviolet communications with correlated branches over turbulent channels

KK Garg, P Singya, V Bhatia - Journal of optical communications and …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Ultraviolet communication (UVC) is becoming increasingly popular due to its ability to
effectively communicate in non-line-of-sight (NLOS) mode, which offers alternative …

Single Mach-Zehnder modulator with active Y-branch for higher than 60 dB extinction-ratio operation

Y Yamaguchi, S Nakajima, A Kanno… - … and Exhibition on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We investigated a lithium niobate (LiNbO 3) single Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM) with an
active V-branch, which is similar to an optical V-branch switch. Using the modulator, we …

Adaptive adjustment of reference constellation for demodulating 16QAM signal with intrinsic distortion due to imperfect modulation

T Inoue, S Namiki - Optics Express, 2013 - opg.optica.org
We find that an adaptive equalizer and a phase-locked loop operating with decision-directed
mode exhibit degraded performances when they are used in a digital coherent receiver to …

Star-QAM constellation design for hierarchically modulated PON systems with 20-Gbps PSK and 10-Gbps OOK signals

N Shibata, N Iiyama, J Kani, SY Kim… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we show an effective star-QAM constellation in terms of the allowable range of
the extinction ratio for hierarchically modulated PON systems that overlay a 20-Gbps PSK …

System and method for monitoring and control of an optical modulator for an M-QAM transmitter

I Kim, O Vassilieva, P Palacharla, M Sekiya - US Patent 9,344,194, 2016 - Google Patents
A system includes an optical power meter operable to generate an optical power signal
corresponding to the optical power of a received output signal generated by an optical IQ …

Mitigation and monitoring of the impact of extinction ratio of IQ-modulator on Nyquist M-QAM signals

I Kim, O Vassilieva, P Palacharla… - IEEE Photonics …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present the analysis of the distortion of optical constellations, induced by IQ-modulator
with finite extinction ratio, for NRZ and Nyquist M-QAM signals. We demonstrate that …

Complex Phase Biasing of Silicon Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Modulators

AW MacKay - 2014 - library-archives.canada.ca
A new any-point biasing scheme for Mach-Zehnder interferometer modulators which
considers the complex phase is proposed. The Mach-Zehnder arm loss imbalance …