Carrier-suppressed 160-GHz pulse-train generation using a dual-parallel Mach–Zehnder modulator

Yu Ji; Yan Li; Jian Wu; Huan Wang; Jintong Lin

doi:10.1117/1.OE.52.5.055007

24 May 2013 Carrier-suppressed 160-GHz pulse-train generation using a dual-parallel Mach–Zehnder modulator

Yu Ji, Yan Li, Jian Wu, Huan Wang, Jintong Lin

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 52, Issue 5, 055007 (May 2013). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.52.5.055007

Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate 160-GHz chirp-free carrier-suppressed return-to-zero pulse generation using only a dual-parallel Mach–Zehnder modulator driven by a 40-GHz clock. The generated pulses are characterized by full width at half maximum of 3.3 ps and signal to noise ratio of 28.5 dB. The unwanted low-frequency tones are suppressed by about 21 dB. The impact of extinction ratio on the generated 160-GHz pulse is also investigated through simulations.

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Yu Ji, Yan Li, Jian Wu, Huan Wang, and Jintong Lin "Carrier-suppressed 160-GHz pulse-train generation using a dual-parallel Mach–Zehnder modulator," Optical Engineering 52(5), 055007 (24 May 2013). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.52.5.055007

Published: 24 May 2013

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