• DocumentCode
    1203988
  • Title

    40 Gbit/s electroabsorption modulators with impedance-controlled electrodes

  • Author

    Shirai, M. ; Arimoto, H. ; Watanabe, K. ; Taike, A. ; Shinoda, K. ; Shimizu, J. ; Sato, H. ; Ido, T. ; Tsuchiya, T. ; Aoki, M. ; Tsuji, S. ; Sasada, N. ; Tada, S. ; Okayasu, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Central Res. Lab., Hitachi Ltd., Kokubunji, Japan
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    5/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    733
  • Lastpage
    735
  • Abstract
    A novel travelling-wave electroabsorption optical modulator, electrically matched for 50 Ω loads of driving circuit drivers, was developed. The scattering parameter of electric reflection (S11) from this modulator is less than -20 dB at 20 GHz. It can thus enable a 40 Gbit/s, 2 km SMF transmission with a 0.3 dB penalty at a 1.3 μm wavelength.
  • Keywords
    S-parameters; electric impedance; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; electrodes; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; 1.3 micron; 2 km; 20 GHz; 40 Gbit/s; SMF transmission; electric reflection; electroabsorption modulators; impedance-controlled electrodes; scattering parameter; single mode fibre transmission; travelling-wave optical modulator;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20030469
  • Filename
    1199970