• DocumentCode
    808780
  • Title

    40 Gbit/s n-i-n InP Mach-Zehnder modulator with a π voltage of 2.2 V

  • Author

    Tsuzuki, K. ; Ishibashi, T. ; Ito, T. ; Oku, S. ; Shibata, Y. ; Iga, R. ; Kondo, Y. ; Tohmori, Y.

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    20
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    1464
  • Lastpage
    1466
  • Abstract
    Using an n-i-n heterostructure, a travelling-wave Mach-Zehnder modulator on an InP substrate has been developed. An extremely small π voltage (Vπ) of 2.2 V has been obtained, even for a short signal-electrode length of 3 mm. Wavelength-insensitive extinction characteristics and 40 Gbit/s operation are described.
  • Keywords
    Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; wavelength division multiplexing; 2.2 V; 3 mm; 40 Gbit/s; Mach-Zehnder modulator; n-i-n heterostructure; signal-electrode length; travelling-wave Mach-Zehnder modulator; wavelength-insensitive extinction characteristics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20030939
  • Filename
    1238605