10-Gb/s 100-km SMF Transmission Using InP Mach–Zehnder Modulator Monolithically Integrated With Semiconductor Optical Amplifier

Author

Yasui, Takako ; Shibata, Yasuo ; Tsuzuki, Ken ; Kikuchi, Nobuhiro ; Ishikawa, Mitsuteru ; Kawaguchi, Yoshihiro ; Arai, Masakazu ; Yasaka, Hiroshi

Author_Institution

NTT Photonics Labs., Atsugi

Volume

20

Issue

13

fYear

2008

fDate

7/1/2008 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1178

Lastpage

1180

Abstract

An InP n-p-i-n Mach-Zehnder modulator and a semiconductor optical amplifier were monolithically integrated to compensate for the modulator´s insertion loss. The device gain exceeded 10 dB, and fiber-to-fiber lossless operation was demonstrated for the full C-band region. The error-free transmission of a 10-Gb/s nonreturn-to-zero signal over a 100-km single-mode fiber was also demonstrated across the full C-band region. A power penalty of less than 1.5 dB was confirmed.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; indium compounds; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; monolithic integrated circuits; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; C-band region; InP; InP Mach-Zehnder modulator; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; bit rate 4 Gbit/s to 8 Gbit/s; distance 100 km; error-free transmission; fiber-to-fiber lossless operation; insertion loss; monolithic integration; n-p-i-n Mach-Zehnder modulator; nonreturn-to-zero signal; semiconductor optical amplifier; single-mode fiber transmission; Indium phosphide; Insertion loss; Monolithic integrated circuits; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber losses; Optical losses; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Phase modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Integrated optoelectronics; Mach–Zehnder interferometer; modulator; semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2008.925191

Filename

4544843