80-Gbit/s InP DQPSK modulator with an n-p-i-n structure

Conference: ECOC 2007 - 33rd European Conference and Exhibition of Optical Communication
09/16/2007 - 09/20/2007 at Berlin, Germany

Proceedings: ECOC 2007

Pages: 2Language: englishTyp: PDF

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Authors:
Kikuchi, Nobuhiro; Sanjoh, Hiroaki; Shibata, Yasuo; Tsuzuki, Ken; Sato, Tomonari; Ishibashi, Tadao; Yasaka, Hiroshi (NTT Photonics Laboratories, NTT Corporation, 3-1 Morinosato Wakamiya, Atsugi, Kanagawa, 243-0198 Japan)
Yamada, Eiichi (NTT Network Innovation Laboratories, NTT Corporation)

Abstract:
We developed an InP DQPSK modulator with a newly designed n-p-i-n structure. Operation at 80 Gbit/s was achieved with a low driving voltage of 3 Vpp. The chip size is only 7.5 mm x 1.3 mm.