Title :
EAM-based InP MZ modulator for 40-Gb/s PSBT using 20-Gb/s tributaries
Author :
Neilson, D.T. ; Doerr, C.R. ; Zhang, L. ; Buhl, L.L.
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Alcatel Lucent, Holmdel, NJ
Abstract :
We demonstrate a compact InP phase-shaped binary transmission (PSBT) modulator at 40 Gb/s. It consists of two electro-absorption modulators in a Mach-Zehnder configuration, each driven with 20-Gb/s tributaries with a half bit offset.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electroabsorption; indium compounds; quadrature phase shift keying; EAM-based MZ modulator; PSBT; electro-absorption modulators; phase-shaped binary transmission modulator; Arm; Distributed feedback devices; Indium phosphide; Low pass filters; Optical modulation; Phase detection; Phase modulation; Phase shift keying; Signal generators; Transceivers;
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.2008.4729563
