TY - GEN
T1 - Variable optical frequency comb source using a dual parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator
AU - O'Riordan, Colm
AU - Fabbri, Simon J.
AU - Ellis, Andrew D.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - We demonstrate that driving a dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator (DPMZM) with a single 10 GHz RF synthesizer is an excellent means of realising a variable multicarrier source suitable for use in bandwidth flexible transponders based on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing. Through appropriate selection of its 6 operating parameters, a commercially available integrated DPMZM is used to produce a flat optical frequency comb tunable over a wide range of line numbers and frequency intervals. Through analysis and simulation it is shown that an even greater range of tunability in the output spectrum of the DPMZM is possible.
AB - We demonstrate that driving a dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator (DPMZM) with a single 10 GHz RF synthesizer is an excellent means of realising a variable multicarrier source suitable for use in bandwidth flexible transponders based on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing. Through appropriate selection of its 6 operating parameters, a commercially available integrated DPMZM is used to produce a flat optical frequency comb tunable over a wide range of line numbers and frequency intervals. Through analysis and simulation it is shown that an even greater range of tunability in the output spectrum of the DPMZM is possible.
KW - dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator
KW - electro-optic modulation
KW - optical frequency comb
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/80155137077
U2 - 10.1109/ICTON.2011.5970916
DO - 10.1109/ICTON.2011.5970916
M3 - Conference Publication
AN - SCOPUS:80155137077
SN - 9781457708800
T3 - International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks
BT - 2011 13th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2011
T2 - 2011 13th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2011
Y2 - 26 June 2011 through 30 June 2011
ER -