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  • Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • Vol. 24,
  • Issue 4,
  • pp. 1850-
  • (2006)

Linearized Microring-Loaded Mach-Zehnder Modulator With RF Gain

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Abstract

A linearized modulator based on the Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) loaded with a second-order allpass microring resonator is proposed and analyzed. The device is shown to exhibit much smaller intermodulation distortion than standard Mach-Zehnder modulators, thus greatly enhancing the device dynamic range. Gain effect associated with the microring resonance results in a modulator transfer function with high slope efficiency and large RF gain. Moreover, combined with the use of a highly electrooptic polymer, the high slope efficiency allows for the possibility of realizing modulators with subvolt drive voltage. The detrimental effect of loss in the microring resonators on device performance is also investigated and a design approach to mitigate its effect is presented. The proposed modulator can be linearized to any arbitrary Nth order by loading the MZI with a higher order allpass microring resonator.

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