Advances in InP Mach-Zehnder modulators for large capacity photonic network systems

Author

Yasaka, Hiroshi ; Tsuzuki, Ken ; Kikuchi, Nobuhiro ; Ishikawa, Nobuteru ; Yasui, Takako ; Shibata, Yasuo

Author_Institution

NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi

fYear

2008

fDate

25-29 May 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

Compact 40 Gbit/s InP Mach-Zehnder (MZ) modulator with low Vpi is demonstrated by introducing new waveguide structure. An InP DQPSK modulator is also realized by monolithically integrating the MZ modulators into a compact MZ interferometer, and 80 Gbit/s operation is confirmed.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; differential phase shift keying; electro-optical modulation; indium compounds; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; quadrature phase shift keying; DQPSK modulator; InP; Mach-Zehnder modulators; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; bit rate 80 Gbit/s; compact MZ interferometer; large capacity photonic network systems; monolithic integration; waveguide structure; Electrodes; High speed optical techniques; Indium phosphide; Light sources; Low voltage; Optical fiber communication; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Tunable circuits and devices; InP DQPSK modulator; Monolithic integration; Semiconductor Mach-Zehnder modulator;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Indium Phosphide and Related Materials, 2008. IPRM 2008. 20th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Versailles

ISSN

1092-8669

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2258-6

Electronic_ISBN

1092-8669

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIPRM.2008.4703056

Filename

4703056