Title :
40-Gb/s silicon modulators for mid-reach applications at 1550 nm
Author :
Yang Liu ; Ran Ding ; Qi Li ; Yangjin Ma ; Yisu Yang ; Lim, Andy Eu-Jin ; Guo-Qiang Lo ; Bergman, Keren ; Baehr-Jones, Tom ; Hochberg, Michael
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
Abstract :
We characterize fiber transmissions of silicon Mach-Zehnder and ring modulators at 1550 nm and show that 2-km reach in standard SMF is achieved with minimal power penalty at 40 Gb/s.
Keywords :
infrared spectra; light transmission; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical fibre communication; optical fibre testing; optical modulation; silicon; Si; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; distance 2 km; fiber transmission characterization; midinfrared spectra; silicon Mach-Zehnder modulators; silicon ring modulators; single-mode fiber; wavelength 1550 nm; Electrooptic modulators; Electrooptical waveguides; Optical fibers; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference, 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2467-7
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2014.6886058
