Differential phase-diversity electrooptic modulator for cancellation of fiber dispersion and laser noise

Bandwidth and noise are fundamental considerations in all communication and signal processing systems. The group-velocity dispersion of optical fibers creates nulls in their frequency response, limiting the bandwidth and hence the temporal response of communication and signal processing systems. Int...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature communications 2023-09, Vol.14 (1), p.6065-6065, Article 6065
Hauptverfasser: Ordouie, Ehsan, Jiang, Tianwei, Zhou, Tingyi, A. Juneghani, Farzaneh, Eshaghi, Mahdi, G. Vazimali, Milad, Fathpour, Sasan, Jalali, Bahram
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Zusammenfassung:Bandwidth and noise are fundamental considerations in all communication and signal processing systems. The group-velocity dispersion of optical fibers creates nulls in their frequency response, limiting the bandwidth and hence the temporal response of communication and signal processing systems. Intensity noise is often the dominant optical noise source for semiconductor lasers in data communication. In this paper, we propose and demonstrate a class of electrooptic modulators that is capable of mitigating both of these problems. The modulator, fabricated in thin-film lithium niobate, simultaneously achieves phase diversity and differential operations. The former compensates for the fiber’s dispersion penalty, while the latter overcomes intensity noise and other common mode fluctuations. Applications of the so-called four-phase electrooptic modulator in time-stretch data acquisition and in optical communication are demonstrated. In this work, the authors showcase four-phase electrooptic modulators (FEOMs) implemented on thin-film lithium niobate. This innovation effectively addresses challenges related to dispersion and semiconductor laser noise limitations, offering a promising solution for integrated photonic applications.
ISSN:2041-1723
2041-1723
DOI:10.1038/s41467-023-41772-y