Design of InGaAsP multiple quantum-well Fabry-Perot modulators for solitoncontrol

The use of synchronous optical modulators is effective in reducing the puls e timing jitter in long-distance soliton transmission. The inherently polar ization-insensitive characteristics of the Fabry-Perot multiple quantum-wel l (MQW) electroabsorption modulator make it a potentially suitable device f or this application, We investigate the intensity and phase modulation char acteristics of symmetric and asymmetric Fabry-Perot modulators, and show th at, by positioning the resonant wavelength <30 nm away from the exciton abs orption peak to obtain negative chirp operation, both configurations can be used to successfully reduce timing jitter in a 20 Gb/s soliton system.