DOI: 10.17586/1023-5086-2018-85-03-62-68

100G Silicon optical modulator automatic bias control technology based on nonlinear effect compensation and thermal crosstalk effect compensation

Publication in Journal of Optical Technology

For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Lei Chen 100G Silicon optical modulator automatic bias control technology based on nonlinear effect compensation and thermal crosstalk effect compensation (Способ автоматической регулировки смещения 100 Гб кремниевого оптического модулятора, основанный на компенсации нелинейных эффектов и перекрестных термических помех) [на англ. яз.] // Оптический журнал. 2018. Т. 85. № 3. С. 62–68. http://doi.org/10.17586/1023-5086-2018-85-03-62-68

Lei Chen 100G Silicon optical modulator automatic bias control technology based on nonlinear effect compensation and thermal crosstalk effect compensation (Способ автоматической регулировки смещения 100 Гб кремниевого оптического модулятора, основанный на компенсации нелинейных эффектов и перекрестных термических помех) [in English] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2018. V. 85. № 3. P. 62–68. http://doi.org/10.17586/1023-5086-2018-85-03-62-68

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

Lei Chen, "100G silicon optical modulator automatic bias control technology based on nonlinear effect compensation and thermal crosstalk effect compensation," Journal of Optical Technology. 85(3), 173-178 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.85.000173

Abstract:

Nonlinear effect and thermal crosstalk effect are two major characteristics of silicon optical modulator different from the LiNbO3 modulator. This paper proposes a new automatic bias control method of 100G double polarization quadrature phase shift keying silicon optical modulator, including automatic bias control technology of nonlinear effect compensation method and thermal crosstalk effect compensation method. The experimental results show that the method can establish the linear relationship between bias voltage and phase of silicon optical modulator. This new technology is proved be feasible and practical by experiments.

Keywords:

coherent optical communication, silicon optical modulator, automatic bias control, nonlinear effect, thermal crosstalk effect

OCIS codes: 060.1660, 060.5060, 190.4420, 190.4870

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