An energy-efficient 252 Gbit/s silicon-based IQ-modulator

With a silicon-based modulator we generate single-polarization 16QAM signals at symbol rates of 63 GBd (252 Gbit/s, 22 fJ/bit, BER = 4.1×10 -3 ). The experiments show a path towards Si-based 500 Gbit/s dual-polarization single-wavelength transmitters.

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Published in2016 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC) pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors Wolf, S., Lauermann, M., Hartmann, W., Zwickel, H., Kutuvantavida, Y., Koenigsmann, M., Gruen, M., Luo, J., Jen, A. K.-Y, Freude, W., Koos, C.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published OSA 01.03.2016
Subjects
Forward error correction
Optical fiber amplifiers
Optical modulation
Phase shift keying
Silicon
Transmission line measurements
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Summary:With a silicon-based modulator we generate single-polarization 16QAM signals at symbol rates of 63 GBd (252 Gbit/s, 22 fJ/bit, BER = 4.1×10 -3 ). The experiments show a path towards Si-based 500 Gbit/s dual-polarization single-wavelength transmitters.
DOI:10.1364/ofc.2016.th3j.2