• DocumentCode
    775880
  • Title

    Demonstration of 10-Gb/s C+L -Band InP-Based Mach–Zehnder Modulator

  • Author

    Nielsen, M.L. ; Tsuruoka, K. ; Kato, T. ; Morimoto, T. ; Sudo, S. ; Okamoto, T. ; Mizutani, K. ; Sato, K. ; Kudo, K.

  • Author_Institution
    NEC Nanoelectron. Res. Labs., NEC Corp., Shiga
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    14
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    7/15/2008 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1270
  • Lastpage
    1272
  • Abstract
    We present a 10-Gb/s InP-based Mach-Zehnder modulator with ruthenium (Ru)-doped buried heterostructure waveguides. C- and L -band operation is demonstrated, including transmission over 100 km of single-mode fiber for 1528-1600 nm.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; indium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; ruthenium; C+L-band; InP; InP:Ru; Mach-Zehnder modulator; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; distance 100 km; heterostructure waveguides; wavelength 1528 nm to 1600 nm; Fiber lasers; Laser tuning; Liquid crystals; Mirrors; National electric code; Optical modulation; PIN photodiodes; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Tunable circuits and devices; Data modulation; Mach–Zehnder modulator (MZM); external cavity; liquid crystal (LC) filter; tunable laser;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2008.926557
  • Filename
    4553771