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Low Loss InP C-Band IQ Modulator with 40GHz Bandwidth and 1.5V Vπ

G. Letal, Kelvin Prosyk, Ron Millett, D.A. Macquistan, S. Paquet, Olivier Thibault-Maheu, J.-F. Gagné, Pierre-Louis Fortin, Reza Dowlatshahi, B. Rioux,

Optical Fiber Communication Conference · 2015 · 26 citations · 2 references

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Concepts

EngineeringElectrical EngineeringOptoelectronicsPhotonicsSemiconductor DevicesElectro-optic EffectsHigh-frequency Semiconductor DevicesOptical Communication SystemsOptical ModulationOptical ModulatorsSilicon PhotonicsElectro-optic ModulatorsIntegrated Optical ModulatorsModulator DesignQuadrature Modulators

Abstract

Design and fabrication improvements to InP optical IQ modulators resulted in a reduced Vπ of 1.5V while maintaining 40GHz bandwidth and loss <7.5dB over C-band. Dual polarization QPSK constellations using 3Vpp drive are presented.

References

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Tunable InP-based Optical IQ Modulator for 160 Gb/s

Kelvin Prosyk, Tino Brast, Marko Gruner et al. · 2011 · 25 citations

Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optics +14

High Performance 40GHz InP Mach-Zehnder Modulator

Kelvin Prosyk, A. Aı̈t-Ouali, C. Bornholdt et al. · Optical Fiber Communication Conference · 2012 · 24 citations

Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Microwave Engineering +16