Integrated tandem traveling-wave electroabsorption modulators for greater than 100 Gbit/s OTDM applications

Integrated tandem traveling-wave electroabsorption modulators are demonstrated as high-speed optical short pulse generators and demultiplexers for greater than 100 Gbit/s optical time-division-multiplexed systems. The tandem significantly increases the extinction ratio and further compresses the opt...

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Published inIEEE photonics technology letters Vol. 12; no. 11; pp. 1471 - 1473
Main Authors Kaman, Volkan, Chiu, Yi-Jen, Liljeberg, Thomas, Zhang, Sheng Z, Bowers, John E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.11.2000
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Summary:Integrated tandem traveling-wave electroabsorption modulators are demonstrated as high-speed optical short pulse generators and demultiplexers for greater than 100 Gbit/s optical time-division-multiplexed systems. The tandem significantly increases the extinction ratio and further compresses the optical pulses in comparison to a single modulator. An extinction ratio of approximately 50 dB is achieved, while optical pulses of 4-6 ps width at 30-40 GHz are generated. (Author)
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ISSN:1041-1135