title: Resonant cavity linear interferometric intensity modulator.
abstract: We propose an intensity modulator based on injection locking of a resonant cavity with gain that has a linear transfer function, multigigahertz bandwidth, possible optical gain, and very low V(pi). The arcsine phase response of the injection-locked resonant cavity placed in one arm of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer is the key to the true linear performance of this modulator. The first (to our knowledge) demonstration of this modulator with 5 GHz bandwidth, V(pi) of approximately 2.6 mV, and 95 dB spur-free dynamic range is reported here.
authors.affiliation: CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2700, USA. nazanin@creol.ucf.edu
authors.forename: Nazanin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hoghooghi
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ozdur
authors.forename: Mehmetcan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akbulut
authors.forename: Josue
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davila-Rodriguez
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Delfyett