Title :
Zero Chirp 10 Gb/s MQW InP Mach-Zehnder Transmitter with Full-Band Tunability
Author :
Betty, I. ; Boudreau, M.G. ; Longone, R. ; Griffin, R.A. ; Langley, L. ; Maestri, A. ; Pujol, A. ; Pugh, B.
Author_Institution :
Bookham, Ottawa
Abstract :
Zero chirp operation across C-Band is reported for a 10 Gb/s zero-chirp MQW InP Mach-Zehnder modulator. The optimized design ensures low residual chirp over all wavelengths, confirmed by symmetric OSNR penalty measurements.
Keywords :
microwave devices; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; optical transmitters; optical tuning; full-band tunability; residual chirp; symmetric OSNR penalty measurements; zero chirp mach-zehnder transmitter; Chirp modulation; Electrodes; Indium phosphide; Insertion loss; Optical design; Optical modulation; Optical surface waves; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Quantum well devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348879
