Title :
Pulse-carver-free 50-Gb/s RZ-DQPSK generation using hybrid photonic-integrated electroabsorption modulators
Author :
Kang, I. ; Chandrasekhar, S. ; Buhl, L. ; Bernasconi, P.G. ; Liu, X. ; Raybon, G. ; Giles, C.R. ; Kazmierski, C. ; Dupuis, N. ; Decobert, J. ; Alexandre, F. ; Jany, C. ; Garreau, A. ; Landreau, J. ; Rasras, M. ; Cappuzzo, M. ; Gomez, L.T. ; Chen, Y.F. ; E
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ
Abstract :
We report generation of 50-Gb/s RZ-DQPSK signal, without an external pulse carver, using an electroabsorption modulators-based hybrid modulator. We demonstrate the first error-free 50-Gb/s RZ-DQPSK generation using a semiconductor-based modulator with low drive voltages of 2.3 V.
Keywords :
electroabsorption; modulation; quadrature phase shift keying; RZ-DQPSK generation; external pulse carver; hybrid photonic-integrated electroabsorption modulators; quadrature phase shift keying; Hybrid power systems; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical saturation; Pulse generation; Pulse modulation; Quadrature phase shift keying; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729121
