• DocumentCode
    551975
  • Title

    Compact InP MZ modulator for high-speed transmission systems

  • Author

    Yamada, Eiichi ; Shibata, Yasuo ; Ishii, Hiroyuki

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    4-8 July 2011
  • Firstpage
    67
  • Lastpage
    70
  • Abstract
    Compact InP Mach-Zehnder modulators with traveling-wave electrodes and an npin waveguide structure are developed for high-speed transmission systems. We successfully demonstrate 40Gbit/s DPSK, 112Gbit/s DP-QPSK and 50Gbit/s 16QAM signal generation using a single MZ modulator.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; differential phase shift keying; indium compounds; optical communication; optical modulation; optical waveguides; quadrature phase shift keying; 16QAM signal generation; DP-QPSK; DPSK; InP; Mach-Zehnder modulators; bit rate 112 Gbit/s; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; bit rate 50 Gbit/s; compact MZ modulator; high-speed transmission systems; npin waveguide structure; single MZ modulator; traveling-wave electrodes; Electrodes; Frequency modulation; High speed optical techniques; Indium phosphide; Optical modulation; Optical pulses;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2011 16th
  • Conference_Location
    Kaohsiung
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-61284-288-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-986-02-8974-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6015042