DocumentCode
3526919
Title
Combination of InP MZM Transmitter and Monolithic CMOS 8-State MLSE Receiver for Dispersion Tolerant 10 Gb/s Transmission
Author
Griffin, R.A. ; Swenson, N. ; Crivelli, D. ; Carrer, Hugo ; Hueda, M. ; Voois, Paul ; Agazzi, O. ; Donadio, Fabricio
Author_Institution
Bookham, Inc., Towcester, UK
fYear
2008
fDate
24-28 Feb. 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We demonstrate that InP modulators together with 1 sample/bit MLSE gives equivalent performance to linear electro-optic Mach-Zehnder modulators combined with oversampled MLSE, potentially providing significant reduction in power dissipation and footprint.
Keywords
CMOS integrated circuits; electro-optical modulation; indium compounds; integrated optoelectronics; maximum likelihood sequence estimation; optical receivers; optical transmitters; InP; MZM transmitter; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; dispersion tolerant transmission; linear electro-optic Mach-Zehnder modulators; monolithic CMOS 8-state MLSE receiver; power dissipation; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Germanium silicon alloys; Indium phosphide; Maximum likelihood estimation; Optical fiber communication; Power dissipation; Quantum well devices; Silicon germanium; Transmitters;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-856-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528503
Filename
4528503
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