Abstract:A novel calibration-free electrical spectrum analysis method for microwave characterization of electrooptic phase modulators is proposed and experimentally demonstrated based on frequency-shifted optical heterodyning. The method achieves the electrical domain measurement of the modulation efficiency of phase modulators without the need for correcting the responsivity fluctuation in the photodetection. Moreover, it extends double the measuring frequency range through setting a specific frequency relationship be… Show more
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