Title :
Cost-effective broadband GaAs IQ modulator array for long-reach OFDM-PONs
Author :
Stampoulidis, L. ; Giacoumidis, E. ; O´Keefe, M.F. ; Aldaya, Ivan ; Walker, R.G. ; Zhou, Yangzhong ; Cameron, N. ; Kehayas, Efstratios ; Tsokanos, Athanasios ; Tomkos, Ioannis ; Doran, N.J. ; Zimmermann, L.
Author_Institution :
Constelex Technol. Enablers Ltd., Athens, Greece
Abstract :
A novel modulator array integrating eight GaAs electro-optic IQ modulators is characterized and tested over long-reach direct-detected multi-band OFDM-PONs. The GaAs IQ modulators present > 22 GHz bandwidth with 3V Vpi, being suitable for a 100-km 40-Gb/s OOFDM-PON supporting up to 1024 users.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; OFDM modulation; electro-optical modulation; gallium arsenide; integrated optics; optical arrays; optical fibre testing; passive optical networks; GaAs; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; cost-effective broadband IQ modulator array; distance 100 km; electro-optic IQ modulators; long-reach direct-detected multiband OFDM-PON; orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing; passive optical networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC 2013), 39th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
London
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-84919-759-5
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2013.1406
