Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 11, Issue 7, 071202(2013)

An alternative phase modulator half-wave voltage measurement based on photonic link

Quanyi Ye, Chun Yang, Yuhua Chong, and Xianghua Li

We measure the half-wave voltage of LiNbO3 phase modulators in a 26-GHz wideband frequency range, and then analyze it by the phase modulation photonic peak gain linked to the interferometric demodulation. The optical interferometer is constructed with two 50:50 couplers and two fiber arms with a 1-m difference in fiber length. The photonic link gain peaks are frequency dependent, as indicated by the differential time delay in the interferometer. The procedure described is a new and practical half-wave voltage measurement method that can accurately predict the nonlinear frequency characteristics of the phase modulator. Moreover, the method can be applied to various types of LiNbO3 phase modulators.

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Quanyi Ye, Chun Yang, Yuhua Chong, Xianghua Li. An alternative phase modulator half-wave voltage measurement based on photonic link[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2013, 11(7): 071202

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Category: Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology

Received: Jan. 26, 2013

Accepted: Apr. 3, 2013

Published Online: Jul. 4, 2013

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DOI:10.3788/col201311.071202

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