학술논문

40 GBd 16QAM modulation at 160 Gbit/s in a silicon-organic hybrid (SOH) modulator
Document Type
Conference
Source
2014 The European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on. :1-3 Sep, 2014
Subject
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Photonics and Electrooptics
Bit error rate
Silicon
Phase shift keying
Electrooptical waveguides
Optical modulation
Language
ISSN
1550-381X
Abstract
We demonstrate 16QAM and QPSK modulation at symbol rates of 40 GBd and 45 GBd using a silicon-based IQ modulator. The device enables data rates up to 160 Gbit/s in a single polarization with an estimated energy consumption of 120fJ/bit.