• DocumentCode
    160952
  • Title

    A low insertion loss and low Vπ InP IQ modulator for advanced modulation formats

  • Author

    Rouvalis, Efthymios ; Metzger, Christiene ; Charpentier, Andre ; Ayling, Tim ; Schmid, S. ; Gruner, M. ; Hoffmann, Dieter ; Hamacher, Moritz ; Fiol, Gerrit ; Schell, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Finisar, Berlin, Germany
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    21-25 Sept. 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a high performance chip-on-carrier IQ modulator based on InP MQW technology. The device achieved a 3-dB bandwidth of 40 GHz, a Vπ of 2.2 V and an insertion loss of <;6.5 dB over the C-band.
  • Keywords
    optical modulation; InP MQW technology; advanced modulation formats; bandwidth 40 GHz; high performance chip-on-carrier IQ modulator; long reach optical transmission systems; low Vπ InP IQ modulator; low insertion loss; Insertion loss; Optical losses; Optical modulation; Optical variables measurement; Semiconductor device measurement; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Cannes
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.2014.6963833
  • Filename
    6963833