Proposal for All-Optical Generation of Ultra-Wideband Impulse Radio Signals in Mach–Zehnder Interferometer With Quantum-Dot Optical Amplifier

Abstract

We developed a theoretical analysis of a novel method of ultra-wideband impulse radio signals all-optical generation based on cross-phase modulation and cross-gain modulation in a nonsymmetric integrated Mach–Zehnder interferometer (MZI) containing quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier. The proposed method is promising due to the advantages of compact, easily controlled, and low energy integrated MZI structures as compared to optical fiber systems.