Title :
A compact low-power 224-Gb/s DP-16QAM modulator module with InP-based modulator and linear driver ICs
Author :
Tatsumi, Taizo ; Itabashi, Naoki ; Ikagawa, Tomoko ; Kono, Naoya ; Seki, Morihiro ; Tanaka, Kiyoshi ; Yamaji, Kazuhiro ; Fujimura, Yasushi ; Uesaka, Katsumi ; Nakabayashi, Takashi ; Shoji, Hajime ; Ogita, Shoichi
Author_Institution :
Transm. Devices R & D Labs., Sumitomo Electr. Ind., Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
A compact 224-Gb/s DP-16QAM InP-based modulator module including linear driver ICs and polarization multiplexing micro-optics is demonstrated. A power dissipation is 3.2 W with compatible performance with LiNbO3-based modulator in back-to-back operation.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; integrated optoelectronics; light polarisation; micro-optics; multiplexing; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; quadrature amplitude modulation; InP; InP-based modulator; bit rate 224 Gbit/s; compact low-power DP-16QAM modulator module; dual-polarization 16-ary quadrature amplitude modulation; linear driver IC; polarization multiplexing microoptics; power 3.2 W; Bit error rate; Integrated optics; Modulation; Optical noise; Power dissipation; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Tu3H.5
