Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 20, 2023003(2022)

Dither-Free Quad- and Null-Bias Point Locking Technique for Mach-Zehnder Silicon Optical Modulator

Jiekui Yu1, Honggang Chen1、*, Bo Zhang1, Yuan Cheng1, Yong Luo1, Xuerui Liang1,2, and Leilei Hu1
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  • 1Accelink Technologies Co. Ltd., Wuhan 430205, Hubei , China
  • 2Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430205, Hubei , China
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    Jiekui Yu, Honggang Chen, Bo Zhang, Yuan Cheng, Yong Luo, Xuerui Liang, Leilei Hu. Dither-Free Quad- and Null-Bias Point Locking Technique for Mach-Zehnder Silicon Optical Modulator[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(20): 2023003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Devices

    Received: Feb. 24, 2022

    Accepted: May. 10, 2022

    Published Online: Oct. 18, 2022

    The Author Email: Chen Honggang (honggang.chen@accelink.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.2023003

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