Title :
10 Gbit/s, 1.56 mu m multiquantum well InP/InGaAsP Mach-Zehnder optical modulator
Author :
Rolland, C. ; Moore, Robert S. ; Shepherd, Frank ; Hillier, G.
Author_Institution :
Bell Northern Research, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
fDate :
3/4/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
10 Gbit/s modulation using a III-V semiconductor Mach-Zehnder interferometer is reported for the first time. The modulator has a -3 dB bandwidth in excess of 15 GHz and is operated in a push-pull drive configuration with only 2 V peak to peak. 10 Gbit/s nonreturn to zero format eye diagrams with an extinction ratio>10 dB are demonstrated.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; digital communication systems; electro-optical devices; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; optical waveguides; semiconductor quantum wells; 1.56 micron; 10 Gbit/s; 15 GHz; III-V semiconductor; InP-InGaAsP; Mach-Zehnder optical modulator; NZR format; multiquantum well; nonreturn to zero; push-pull drive configuration;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19930315
