Title :
High performance 40GHz InP Mach-Zehnder modulator
Author :
Prosyk, Kelvin ; Ait-Ouali, Abderrahmane ; Bornholdt, Carsten ; Brast, Tino ; Gruner, Marko ; Hamacher, Michael ; Hoffmann, Detlef ; Kaiser, Ronald ; Millett, Ron ; Velthaus, Karl-Otto ; Woods, Ian
Author_Institution :
Cogo Optronics Inc., Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
A novel design was used to fabricate a Telcordia-qualified 40GHz InP Mach-Zehnder modulator. Record low loss, record high extinction ratio, and low-voltage single-end drive over a 40nm wavelength band with open-loop phase/bias control was achieved.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical losses; optical modulation; InP; frequency 40 GHz; high performance Telcordia-qualified Mach-Zehnder modulator; low-voltage single-end drive; open-loop phase/bias control; record high extinction ratio; record low loss; wavelength band; Erbium; Extinction ratio; Indium phosphide; Insertion loss; Modulation; Optical filters; Optical variables control;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
