Title :
10-Gbit/s RZ pulses using an all-silicon nonlinear transmission line integrated circuit
Author :
Birk, M. ; Lunardi, L.M. ; Gnauck, A.H. ; Schumacher, H. ; Behammer, D.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs., Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate 25 ps wide electrical pulses using a nonlinear transmission line (NLTL) integrated circuit fabricated on high-resistivity silicon. These pulses are modulated electrically and used to drive a LiNbO/sub 3/ Mach-Zehnder modulator to create optical 10 Gbit/s RZ data with 27 ps pulse width.
Keywords :
Distributed feedback lasers; Electro-optical modulation; Electroabsorption; Integrated optoelectronics; Optical pulse generation; Transmission lines; 10 Gbit/s; Gbit/s RZ pulses; LiNbO/sub 3/ Mach-Zehnder modulator; all-silicon nonlinear transmission line integrated circuit; high-resistivity silicon; nonlinear transmission line integrated circuit; optical Gbit/s RZ data; ps pulse width; ps wide electrical pulses; Capacitance; Chirp modulation; Distributed parameter circuits; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Power transmission lines; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse circuits; Pulse modulation; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868430
