DocumentCode
399241
Title
Ultra high-speed segmented traveling-wave electroabsorption modulators
Author
Lewen, R. ; Irmscher, S. ; Westergren, U. ; Thylén, L. ; Eriksson, U.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Microelectron. & Inf. Technol., R. Inst. of Technol., Kista, Sweden
fYear
2003
fDate
23-28 March 2003
Abstract
We present segmented traveling-wave electroabsorption modulators matched to 50 Ω. The devices show excellent high frequency performance up to 50 GHz, and exhibit a maximum model-extrapolated 3dBe bandwidth of 95 GHz. Clear eye openings at 50 Gbit/s are presented.
Keywords
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; optical waveguides; 50 GHz; 50 Gbit/s; 95 GHz; clear eye openings; maximum model-extrapolation; segmented traveling-wave electroabsorption modulators; ultra high-speed; waveguide modulators; Capacitance; Electrodes; Frequency; High speed optical techniques; Impedance; Microstrip; Optical buffering; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Optical waveguides;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN
1-55752-746-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248619
Filename
1248619
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