2009 · 29 citations · 0 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringDigital CommunicationOptoelectronicsPhotonicsFiber-optic CommunicationIntegrated OpticsOptical Communication SystemsOptical ModulationOptical ModulatorsSilicon PhotonicsCouplersElectro-optic ModulatorsHigh-speed ModulationHigh-speed Optical ModulationIntegrated Optical ModulatorsOptical CouplersPhase ModulatorsPolarization
We demonstrate an optical 64QAM modulator operating at 60 Gb/s (with single polarization). Asymmetric couplers and an array of 12 high-speed phase modulators are integrated with a hybrid configuration of silica PLCs and LiNbO 3 phase modulators.