Title :
500 Gbit/s optical gate monolithically integrating photodiode and electroabsorption modulator
Author :
Kodama, S. ; Yoshimatsu, T. ; Ito, H.
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
fDate :
4/29/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Optical demultiplexing at a corresponding data rate of 500 Gbit/s has been achieved using an ultrafast monolithic optical gate integrating a photodiode and an electroabsorption modulator. The on/off ratio is 9 dB for adjacent channels and larger than 20 dB for other channels.
Keywords :
demultiplexing; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; photodiodes; 500 Gbit/s; adjacent channels; electroabsorption modulator; monolithic integration; on/off ratio; optical demultiplexing; photodiode; ultrafast monolithic optical gate;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20040391
