A Simple, Robust Two-Tone Method to Measure the Dynamic Nonlinear Characteristics of Phase Shifter in Silicon Mach-Zehnder Modulator

A simple and robust method is proposed to measure high-frequency nonlinear phase-voltage relationship of phase shifter in silicon Mach-Zehnder modulator. Experiments show that static and dynamic characteristics are different, and nonlinearity decreases along with frequency.

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