A Compact Low-Power 224-Gb/s DP-16QAM Modulator Module with InP-Based Modulator and Linear Driver ICs

Author

Itabashi, Naoki ; Tatsumi, Taizo ; 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

fYear

2014

fDate

19-22 Oct. 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

We have fabricated a compact 224-Gb/s dual-polarization 16-ary quadrature amplitude modulation (DP-16QAM) modulator module consisting of InP-based Mach-Zehnder modulators (MZMs), linear driver ICs and polarization multiplexing micro-optics. We have demonstrated a very low power dissipation of 3.2 W with comparable performance to LiNbO₃-based modulator in back-to-back operation.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; analogue integrated circuits; driver circuits; indium compounds; low-power electronics; micro-optics; modulators; quadrature amplitude modulation; Mach Zehnder modulators; compact low power DP 16QAM modulator module; dual polarization 16ary quadrature amplitude modulation; linear driver IC; polarization multiplexing microoptics; power 3.2 W; Integrated circuits; Limiting; Modulation; Optical transmitters; Power dissipation; Radio frequency; Signal to noise ratio;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuit Symposium (CSICs), 2014 IEEE

Conference_Location

La Jolla, CA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CSICS.2014.6978534

Filename

6978534