Author :
Ougazzaden, A. ; Lentz, C.W. ; Mason, T.G.B. ; Glogovsky, K.G. ; Reynolds, C.L. ; Przybylek, G.J. ; Leibenguth, R.E. ; Kercher, T.L. ; Boardman, J.W. ; Rader, M.T. ; Geary, J.M. ; Walters, F.S. ; Peticolas, L.J. ; Freund, J.M. ; Chu, S.N.G. ; Sirenko, A.
Author_Institution :
Agere Syst., Breinigsville, PA, USA
Abstract :
NRZ and RZ data transmission at 40 Gb/s are demonstrated for the first time using buried heterostructure tandem electro-absorption modulators monolithically integrated with a semiconductor optical amplifier and input/output spot-size converters. Zero penalty RZ transmission over a 100 km dispersion managed link is achieved.
Keywords :
data communication equipment; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; 100 km; 40 Gbit/s; NRZ data transmission; RZ data transmission; buried heterostructure tandem electro-absorption modulators; dispersion managed link; input/output spot-size converters; monolithically integrated EA modulators; semiconductor optical amplifier; tandem electro-absorption modulator; zero penalty RZ transmission; Insertion loss; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Pulse modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
