The invention discloses an MZI (
Mach Zehnder Interferometer) electro-
optical modulator with a high
extinction ratio and integrated with double photoelectric detectors, which is applied to the fields of photoelectron technology,
optical communication and
microwave photonics, and aims to overcome the structural defects of the existing modulator and the problem that the output
optical power cannot reach the maximum value due to inevitable errors existing in the manufacturing process. The problem that the
extinction ratio of the modulator is not large enough due to the fact that the minimum value close to zero cannot be achieved is solved. The modulator comprises a 1 * 2 coupler 1, a 2 * 2 coupler 2, a 2 * 2 coupler 3, a pre-bias area, an electro-optical modulation area and a 2 * 1 coupler 4 which are sequentially connected through waveguides, and further comprises thermal tuning electrodes 11, 12, 21, 22, 31 and 32, a cladding optical
signal collection
waveguide 1, a
waveguide 2, a
metal absorption layer and an end face
patch type detector. Different voltages are applied to the thermal tuning electrodes 11, 12, 21 and 22, so that the distribution ratio of any
optical power of the power divider is realized; light leaked from the 2 * 1 coupler 4 when light in two arms of the MZI electro-
optical modulator is subjected to destructive interference is collected through
coupling of the
waveguide 1 and the waveguide 2, the light is transmitted to the photoelectric detectors PD1 and PD2, and electric signals output from the photoelectric detectors PD1 and PD2 are used for bias point
feedback control; by combining the two aspects, the leakage light is fully used for bias point
feedback control while the high
extinction ratio of the MZI electro-
optical modulator is finally realized.