FLEXIBLE OPTICAL MODULATOR FOR ADVANCED MODULATION FORMATS FEATURING OPTICAL COUPLERS WITH ASYMMETRIC POWER SPLITTING

摘要

An apparatus comprising a first optical input coupler, having first and second input ports and first and second output ports. The optical input coupler can be configured to receive an optical input signal to the first input port. An optical power level ratio of a second optical output to first optical output transmitted from the second and the first output ports, respectively, equals about 2:1.