{"title":"Modulator bias regimes for analog optical links","authors":"A. Karim, J. Devenport","doi":"10.1109/AVFOP.2009.5342731","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, three distinct operating regimes for an analog fiber optic link with Mach-Zehnder modulators (MZM) are described. A third operating regime for an analog fiber optic link has been described that maximizes a linearity figure of merit. This balanced operating point should be considered for sub-octave applications since it can eliminate the need for electronic amplifiers on both sides of the fiber optic link.","PeriodicalId":416780,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE Avionics, Fiber-Optics and Phototonics Technology Conference","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2009-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"2009 IEEE Avionics, Fiber-Optics and Phototonics Technology Conference","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/AVFOP.2009.5342731","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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In this paper, three distinct operating regimes for an analog fiber optic link with Mach-Zehnder modulators (MZM) are described. A third operating regime for an analog fiber optic link has been described that maximizes a linearity figure of merit. This balanced operating point should be considered for sub-octave applications since it can eliminate the need for electronic amplifiers on both sides of the fiber optic link.