Title :
Compact 10 Gb/s full C-band tunable transmitter module with monolithically integrated Mach-Zehnder modulator
Author :
Sakuma, H. ; Tsuruoka, K. ; Mizutani, K. ; Okamoto, T. ; Kato, T. ; Sudo, S. ; Sato, K. ; Kudo, K.
Author_Institution :
Nanoelectron. Res. Labs., NEC Corp., Otsu
Abstract :
A compact 10 Gb/s full C-band tunable transmitter module of external cavity tunable light source with monolithically integrated Mach-Zehnder modulator was developed. Penalty free 10 Gb/s - 80 km transmission over full C-band has been successively achieved.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; microwave photonics; optical modulation; optical transmitters; wavelength division multiplexing; C-band; Mach-Zehnder modulator; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; distance 80 km; external cavity tunable light source; tunable transmitter module; wavelength division multiplexing; High speed optical techniques; Laser tuning; Light sources; Mirrors; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Optical tuning; Tunable circuits and devices; Voltage control; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729274