Abstract
This paper discusses the large signal performance of Mach-Zehnder quadratic electro-optic intensity modulator. Simple, easy-to-evaluate algebraic expressions are obtained for the amplitudes of the fundamental, harmonic, and intermodulation components at the output of the modulator when excited by a multisinusoidal input signal. Special cases are considered and the feasibility of minimizing the amplitudes of the output harmonics and intermodulation products is explored.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 307-322 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Fiber and Integrated Optics |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - 2002 |
Keywords
- Electro-optic modulator
- Harmonic and intermodulation distortion
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics