High performance InP-based Mach-Zehnder modulators for 10 to 100 Gb/s optical fiber transmission systems

Author

Velthaus, K.-O. ; Hamacher, M. ; Gruner, M. ; Brast, T. ; Kaiser, R. ; Prosyk, K. ; Woods, I. ; Hoffmann, D. ; Schell, M.

Author_Institution

Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz-Inst., Berlin, Germany

fYear

2011

fDate

22-26 May 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Indium Phosphide-based Mach-Zehnder modulators (IPMZ) are a preferred transmitter solution for currently deployed optical fiber transmission links from 10 Gb/s to 100 Gb/s. The series push-pull travelling wave electrode architecture is flexible enough to provide IPMZ designs that span the entire spectrum with ease. By simple changes in electrode geometry, IPMZs can be fabricated which exhibit world record bandwidths at one extreme, and compact low voltage performance at the other extreme, all the while maintaining low cost and the potential for complex monolithic integration.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; light transmission; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical fibre communication; optical links; optical modulation; optical transmitters; InP; bit rate 10 Gbit/s to 100 Gbit/s; complex monolithic integration; electrode geometry; indium phosphide-based Mach-Zehnder modulators; optical fiber transmission systems; optical transmitter; push-pull travelling wave electrode architecture; Bandwidth; Electrodes; Indium phosphide; Modulation; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Radio frequency;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Compound Semiconductor Week (CSW/IPRM), 2011 and 23rd International Conference on Indium Phosphide and Related Materials

Conference_Location

Berlin

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1753-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-3-8007-3356-9

Type

conf

Filename

5978389