Surface Mountable 10-Gb/s InP Mach–Zehnder Modulator Module for SFF Transponder

Author

Tsuzuki, Ken ; Kikuchi, Nobuhiro ; Shibata, Yasuo ; Kobayashi, Wataru ; Yasaka, Hiroshi

Author_Institution

NTT Corp., Kanagawa

Volume

20

Issue

1

fYear

2008

Firstpage

54

Lastpage

56

Abstract

We have developed a small, surface mountable InP-based Mach-Zehnder modulator module. New designs for the electrical ports enable the modulator to be directly mounted on a printed circuit board. We demonstrated a 100-km transmission through single-mode fiber with a 10-Gb/s nonreturn-to-zero signal and a 220-km transmission with a 10-Gb/s optical duobinary signal to confirm the applicability of this device as an ultralong-haul small form factor transponder.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical receivers; optical transmitters; phase modulation; transponders; SFF transponder; nonreturn-to-zero signal; optical duobinary signal; printed circuit board; single-mode fiber; small form factor transponder; surface mountable Mach-Zehnder modulator module; ultralong-haul small form factor transponder; Indium phosphide; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical modulation; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Packaging; Transponders; Voltage; Optical fiber communication; optoelectronic devices; packaging; phase modulation; semiconductor devices;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2007.910616

Filename

4402987