发明名称 |
VARIABLE DUTY CYCLE OPTICAL PULSES |
摘要 |
A device (16) in a system (10) modulates an optical signal (13) and tunes the duty cycle of the optical signal (13) for optimizing system performance as a response of the duty cycle. The device (16) includes a tunable duty-cycle Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) acting as a pulse-width shaper (160) for modulating the optical signal (13) and tuning the duty cycle of the optical signal (13). The MZI (160) has a transmittance transfer function of the interferometer (160). At least one electrode structure (163) generates a DC voltage and an AC voltage for biasing and controlling the swing of the Mach-Zehnder interferometer (160) with the respective amplitudes of the DC and AC voltages such that the maximum power transmittance point on the transfer function is less than 100% for tuning the duty cycle of the optical signal (13) such that system performance is optimized.
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申请公布号 |
US2004061922(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2004.04.01 |
申请号 |
US20020256453 |
申请日期 |
2002.09.26 |
申请人 |
MAURO JOHN C.;RAGHAVAN SRIKANTH;TEN SERGEY Y. |
发明人 |
MAURO JOHN C.;RAGHAVAN SRIKANTH;TEN SERGEY Y. |
分类号 |
G02F1/01;G02F1/225;H04B10/155;H04B10/18;(IPC1-7):G02F1/03;G02F1/07 |
主分类号 |
G02F1/01 |
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