Title :
20-Gb/s DPSK transmission with 550-ps/nm dispersion tolerance using silicon Mach-Zehnder modulator
Author :
Goi, Kazuhiro ; Kusaka, Hiroyuki ; Oka, Akira ; Terada, Yuki ; Ogawa, Koichi ; Tsung-Yang Liow ; Xiaoguang Tu ; Guo-Qiang Lo ; Dim-Lee Kwong
Author_Institution :
Opt. & Electron. Lab., Fujikura Ltd., Sakura, Japan
Abstract :
Transmission measurements are performed using a low-loss zero-chirp silicon Mach-Zehnder modulator in 20-Gb/s DPSK with accumulated dispersion of -347 ps/nm to +334 ps/nm. Dispersion tolerance for 2-dB path penalty is as high as 550 ps/nm.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; differential phase shift keying; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical modulation; silicon; DPSK transmission; Si; bit rate 20 Gbit/s; dispersion tolerance; low-loss zero-chirp silicon Mach-Zehnder modulator; path penalty; Adaptive optics; Differential phase shift keying; Dispersion; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Silicon;
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
