High-speed dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator using thin lithium niobate substrate

Author

Kawanishi, Tetsuyas ; Sakamoto, Takanori ; Chiba, Akira ; Izutsu, Masayuki ; Higuma, Kaoru ; Ichikawa, Junichiro ; Lee, Taewoo ; Filsinger, Volker

Author_Institution

Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Tokyo, Japan

fYear

2008

fDate

24-28 Feb. 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

We present a high-speed dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator with thin substrate. Modulator frequency response was investigated by network analyzer and optical spectrum analyzer based techniques. Clear eye opening was achieved at 87 Gbaud with on-off-keying.

Keywords

Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical modulation; frequency response; frequency shift keying; lithium compounds; network analysers; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; quadrature phase shift keying; spectral analysis; LiNbO₃; differential quadrature-phase- shift-keying; high-speed dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator; modulator frequency response; network analyzer; optical spectrum analyzer based techniques; thin lithium niobate substrate; Electrodes; Frequency modulation; Frequency response; Frequency shift keying; High speed optical techniques; Lithium niobate; Modulation coding; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Signal generators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-856-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.2008.4528063

Filename

4528063