A review of lithium niobate modulators for fiber-optic communications systems

Author

Wooten, Ed L. ; Kissa, Karl M. ; Yi-Yan, Alfredo ; Murphy, Edmond J. ; Lafaw, Donald A. ; Hallemeier, Peter F. ; Maack, David ; Attanasio, Daniel V. ; Fritz, Daniel J. ; McBrien, Gregory J. ; Bossi, Donald E.

Author_Institution

JDS Uniphase Corp., Bloomfield, CT, USA

Volume

6

Issue

1

fYear

2000

Firstpage

69

Lastpage

82

Abstract

The current status of lithium-niobate external-modulator technology is reviewed with emphasis on design, fabrication, system requirements, performance, and reliability. The technology meets the performance and reliability requirements of current 2.5-, 10-, and 40-Gb/s digital communication systems, as well as CATV analog systems. The current trend in device topology is toward higher data rates and increased levels of integration. In particular, multiple high-speed modulation functions, such as 10-Gb/s return-to-zero pulse generation plus data modulation, have been achieved in a single device.

Keywords

electro-optical modulation; integrated optics; lithium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; reviews; telecommunication network reliability; 10 Gbit/s; 2.5 Gbit/s; 40 Gbit/s; CATV analog systems; Gb/s digital communication systems; Gb/s return-to-zero pulse generation; data modulation; data rates; design; device topology; fabrication; fiber-optic communications systems; lithium niobate modulators; lithium-niobate external-modulator technology; multiple high-speed modulation functions; performance; reliability; review; single device; system requirements; Bandwidth; Digital communication; Electrodes; Fabrication; Lithium niobate; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-260X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/2944.826874

Filename

826874