Cost-effective Broadband GaAs IQ Modulator Array for Long-Reach OFDM-PONs

L. Stampoulidis; E. Giacoumidis; M.F. O'Keefe; I. Aldaya; R.G. Walker; Y. Zhou; N. Cameron; E. Kehayas; A. Tsokanos; I. Tomkos; N.J. Doran; L. Zimmermann

Cost-effective Broadband GaAs IQ Modulator Array for Long-Reach OFDM-PONs

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Author(s): L. Stampoulidis ; E. Giacoumidis ; M.F. O'Keefe ; I. Aldaya ; R.G. Walker ; Y. Zhou ; N. Cameron ; E. Kehayas ; A. Tsokanos ; I. Tomkos ; N.J. Doran ; L. Zimmermann

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39th European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communication (ECOC 2013),

2013

399 – 401

Conference: 39th European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communication (ECOC 2013)

DOI: 10.1049/cp.2013.1406

ISBN: 978-1-84919-759-5

Location: London, UK

Conference date: 22-26 Sept. 2013

Format: PDF

A novel modulator array integrating eight GaAs electro-optic IQ modulators is characterized and tested over long-reach direct-detected multi-band OFDM-PONs. The GaAs IQ modulators present > 22 GHz bandwidth with 3V Vpi, being suitable for a 100-km 40-Gb/s OOFDM-PON supporting up to 1024 users.

Inspec keywords: integrated optics; OFDM modulation; optical fibre testing; gallium arsenide; passive optical networks; III-V semiconductors; electro-optical modulation; optical arrays

Subjects: Electro-optical devices; Fibre optics; Integrated optics; Optical fibre networks; Modulation and coding methods

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