Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 5, 0522002(2024)

Design and Analysis of a High Flat Tunable Terahertz Electro-Optical Frequency Comb

Wei Zhang, Feng Zhao*, Cong Qiao, Andi Liu, Tegang Yan, Yue Cui, and Mingxing Liu
Author Affiliations
  • School of Electronic Engineering, Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, Shaanxi , China
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    High-flat terahertz broadband optical frequency comb generator system structure diagram based on electro-optical modulator
    Structure diagram of optical frequency comb generated by dual-drive Mach-Zender modulator
    The simulation results of the proposed OFC scheme. (a) Output spectrum of DDMZM; (b) output spectrum of PM; (c) output spectrum of MZM; (d) localized amplification spectrum of MZM output
    The influence of driving signal amplitude difference and DC bias voltage difference on the flatness of the optical comb under different conversion efficiencies. (a) The influence of attenuators on the flatness of optical combs; (b) the influence of DC bias voltage difference on the flatness of optical combs ; (c) the influence of DC bias voltage difference on the flatness of the optical comb when ΔA=π/4; (d) the influence of the amplitude difference of the driving signal on the flatness of the optical comb when ΔA=π/4
    Output spectra when ΔA=0.2π,Δθ=0.3π
    Output spectra at different microwave drive signal frequencies
    Curves of the number of combs versus different power deviations
    Effect of MZM bias drift on OFC flatness
    Optical carrier terahertz transmission system based on optical frequency comb
    Relationship curve between BER and PD input optical power of a single-channel 16QAM signal
    Relationship curve between BER and PD input optical power of multi-channel 16QAM signal
    • Table 1. System simulation parameters

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      Table 1. System simulation parameters

      ParameterValue
      Layout Parameter
      Bit rate /(bit/s)10
      Samples per bit128
      Sample rate /(109 Hz)1280
      DD-LiNbO3-MZM
      Extinction ratio /dB20
      Switching bias voltage /V2.5
      Insertion loss /dB7
    • Table 2. Highest and lowest power differences between modulators

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      Table 2. Highest and lowest power differences between modulators

      SourceNumber of Comb linesLowest PD /dBHighest PD /dB
      DDMZM110-0.33-4.5
      PM270-24-5.3
      MZM270-0.20.3-0.5
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    Wei Zhang, Feng Zhao, Cong Qiao, Andi Liu, Tegang Yan, Yue Cui, Mingxing Liu. Design and Analysis of a High Flat Tunable Terahertz Electro-Optical Frequency Comb[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(5): 0522002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Design and Fabrication

    Received: Mar. 1, 2023

    Accepted: Apr. 27, 2023

    Published Online: Mar. 5, 2024

    The Author Email: Feng Zhao (hfengzhao@xupt.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP230750

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP230750

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