摘要 |
A duobinary modulator and a method of modulating an optical signal so as to be coded in a duobinary manner, using optical modulating specifically adapted for this purpose is provided. Two input electrical signals are respectively input to two binary encoders. The binary encoders encode the input electrical signals and generate a pair of encoded binary signals which are then input to an analog amplifier. The analog amplifier amplifies the encoded binary signals and generates a pair of duobinary signals. Then, the duobinary signals are input to a dual-electrode modulator which modulates a pair of optical beams with the duobinary signals to generate a pair of modulated optical duobinary signals. Both modulated optical duobinary signals are then combined to generate the desired high-speed modulated optical duobinary signal.
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