Electro-Optic Ultra-Flat Comb Generation Using Mach-Zehnder Modulator in Push-Pull Operation Mode

conference paper
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in LEOS 2007 - IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings

No. 10928081,p. 525-526
https://doi.org/10.1109/leos.2007.4382511

Abstract

We propose and demonstrate ultra-flat frequency comb generation using a "push-pull" operated Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM), where the MZM is dual driven with out-of-phase signals having different amplitudes. 10-GHz spaced 210-GHz-wide comb is flatly generated.

Keywords

SIGNAL GENERATORS
OPTICAL MODULATION
OPTICAL PULSE GENERATION
ELECTRODES
OPTICAL ATTENUATORS
FREQUENCY CONVERSION
ELECTROOPTIC MODULATORS
RF SIGNALS
PHASE MODULATION
INTENSITY MODULATION

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