Title :
112Gb/s DP-QPSK transmission Over 2427km SSMF using small-size silicon photonic IQ modulator and low-power CMOS driver
Author :
Milivojevic, Biljana ; Raabe, Christian ; Shastri, Anujit ; Webster, Mark ; Metz, Peter ; Sunder, Sanjay ; Chattin, Bill ; Wiese, Stefan ; Dama, Bipin ; Shastri, Kalpendu
Author_Institution :
Cisco Opt. GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany
Abstract :
We report 2427km, 112Gb/s DP-QPSK optical transmission using the smallest Silicon Photonic modulator and lowest power CMOS MZM driver. BER characterization of this device demonstrates comparable performance relative to a commercial LiNbO3 modulator.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; driver circuits; error statistics; integrated optoelectronics; low-power electronics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; quadrature phase shift keying; silicon; BER characterization; DP-QPSK optical transmission; SSMF; Si; bit rate 112 Gbit/s; low-power CMOS driver; power CMOS MZM driver; small-size silicon photonic IQ modulator; Integrated optics; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
