Title :
Full C-band 40-Gbit/s DPSK modulation using lossless InP n-p-i-n Mach-Zehnder modulator monolithically integrated with SOA
Author :
Kikuchi, Nobuhiro ; Shibata, Yasuo ; Tsuzuki, Ken ; Yasui, Takako ; Ishikawa, Mitsuteru ; Ishii, Hiroyuki ; Arai, Masakazu ; Sato, Tomonari ; Kawaguchi, Yoshihiro ; Kano, Fumiyoshi
Author_Institution :
Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi
Abstract :
A traveling-wave-electrode InP n-p-i-n Mach-Zehnder modulator monolithically integrated with a semiconductor optical amplifier was developed. Loss-less operation and full C-band 40-Gbit/s DPSK modulation with a low driving voltage of 3 Vpp was successfully demonstrated.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; modulators; semiconductor optical amplifiers; DPSK modulation; SOA; n-p-i-n Mach-Zehnder modulator; semiconductor optical amplifier; traveling-wave-electrode; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; High speed optical techniques; Indium phosphide; Low voltage; Optical losses; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Phase modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Substrates; (230.3120) Integrated optics devices; (230.4110) Modulators;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
