2006 · 23 citations · 4 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringDigital CommunicationOptoelectronicsPhotonicsFiber-optic CommunicationModulationOptical Communication SystemsOptical ModulationOptical ModulatorsPhotonic Integrated CircuitsElectro-optic ModulatorsHigh-speed Optical ModulationHigh-speed TransmissionIntegrated Optical ModulatorsJitterMach-zehnder ModulatorsModulation BandwidthModulator Design
We demonstrate excellent 40 Gbit/s operation of a packaged InP Mach- Zehnder-modulator with a low rms jitter of 730 fs. A modulator with 63 GHz on-chip bandwidth is shown as a step towards 80 Gbit/s transmission.
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