Harmonic and Intermodulation Performance of Fabry-Perot Intensity Modulator

Author: Abuelma'atti Muhammad Taher  

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

ISSN: 1096-4681

Source: Fiber And Integrated Optics, Vol.29, Iss.2, 2010-03, pp. : 134-145

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Abstract

In this article, a mathematical model for the transfer function of the Fabry-Perot intensity modulator is presented. The model, basically a cosine-series function, can be used to obtain closed-form expressions for the amplitudes of the harmonic and intermodulation products of the Fabry-Perot intensity modulator driven by a multi-frequency radio frequency voltage. The special case of a Fabry-Perot intensity modulator driven by an equal-amplitude two-frequency radio frequency voltage is considered in detail, and the results are compared, whenever possible, with previously published experimental and numerically obtained results.