Optical modulator having a plurality of modulator segments
US9519162B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 9, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/225
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical modulator apparatus may include a plurality of segment drivers, each segment driver having a unique offset voltage and driving but a portion or a segment of an electro-optical modulator. A modulating electrical signal may be applied to the segment drivers via a plurality of electrical delays. Parameters of the segment drivers may be selected so as to approximate a pre-defined transfer function, which may include a linear or a non-linear transfer function.
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