Title :
Hybrid photonic-integrated electroabsorption optical vector modulator for 80G/100G applications
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, CA, USA
Abstract :
We review recent developments of novel hybrid photonic-integrated devices consisting of AlGaInAs/InP electroabsorption modulators and a four-arm silica-on-silicon planar lightwave circuit optical interferometer. The device is format-agile and capable of generating various optical modulation formats, including spectrally-efficient formats such as quadrature-phase-shift-keying. We discuss the device technology platform and the device applications to 80/100 Gb/s optical transmission.
Keywords :
electroabsorption; integrated optics; light interferometers; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical transmitters; quadrature phase shift keying; AlGaInAs; InP; bit rate 100 Gbit/s; bit rate 80 Gbit/s; device technology platform; four-arm silica-on-silicon planar lightwave circuit optical interferometer; optical modulation format; optical transmission; optical transmitter; photonic-integrated electroabsorption optical vector modulator; quadrature-phase-shift-keying; spectrally-efficient format; Amplitude modulation; Circuits; High speed optical techniques; Optical arrays; Optical devices; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Quadrature amplitude modulation; Quadrature phase shift keying; Optical vector modulation; Quadrature amplitude modulation; Quadrature phase shift keying; electroabsorption modulator; modulation formats; photonic integrated devices; planar lightwave circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless and Optical Communications Conference, 2009. WOCC 2009. 18th Annual
Conference_Location :
Newark, NJ
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5217-0
DOI :
10.1109/WOCC.2009.5312793
