Title :
120 Gbit/s OTDM system using electroabsorption transmitter and demultiplexer operating at 30 GHz
Author :
Kaman, V. ; Bowers, J.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
fDate :
8/17/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors describe a 120 Gbit/s (4×30 Gbit/s) OTDM system in which the transmitter and the receiver are based on electroabsorption modulators operating at 30 GHz. Error-free operation with an average 120 Gbit/s sensitivity of -22.6 dBm is achieved
Keywords :
demultiplexing; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; optical transmitters; sensitivity; time division multiplexing; 120 Gbit/s; 30 Gbit/s; Gbit/s OTDM system; Gbit/s sensitivity; demultiplexer; electroabsorption modulators; electroabsorption transmitter; error-free operation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20001064
