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    • Silicon Photonics
    • Integrated Optics

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    • Achieving high linearity in modulators is crucial for advanced optical communication systems.
    • Silicon photonics offers a scalable platform for integrated optical devices.
    • Nonlinear distortions limit the performance of radio-frequency (RF) over fiber systems.

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    • To demonstrate an ultra-high linearity silicon carrier-depletion-based modulator.
    • To achieve record spurious-free dynamic ranges (SFDRs) for third-order intermodulation distortion (IMD3).
    • To investigate the device's capability for active compensation of nonlinear distortions.

    Main Methods:

    • Integration of a dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator (DP-MZM) with a 1×2 thermo-optical switch.
    • Manipulation of power distributions of RF and optical signals in sub-MZMs to cancel third-order nonlinearities.
    • Measurement of SFDRs and carrier-to-distortion ratios (CDRs).

    Main Results:

    • Record-high linearity demonstrated with SFDRs of 123/120 dB·Hz6/7 at 1/10 GHz.
    • Achieved SFDRs significantly outperform a reference single Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM).
    • Demonstrated active compensation of nonlinear distortions, improving CDRs from 40/50 dB to 45/72 dB.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed DP-MZM based silicon modulator offers record linearity for optical systems.
    • This technology enables improved performance in RF over fiber and other demanding applications.
    • The device's ability to compensate distortions opens new avenues for distortion-free optical signal processing.