Short optical pulse generation at 40 GHz with a bulk electro-absorption modulator packaged device

Patrick Langlois; Ronald Moore; Kelvin Prosyk; Sean O'Keefe; Jill A. Oosterom; Ian Betty; Robert Foster; Jonathan Greenspan; Priti Singh

doi:10.1117/12.543740

15 December 2003 Short optical pulse generation at 40 GHz with a bulk electro-absorption modulator packaged device

Patrick Langlois, Ronald Moore, Kelvin Prosyk, Sean O'Keefe, Jill A. Oosterom, Ian Betty, Robert Foster, Jonathan Greenspan, Priti Singh

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Proceedings Volume 5260, Applications of Photonic Technology 6; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.543740
Event: Applications of Photonic Technology, 2003, Quebec City, Québec, Canada

Abstract

Short optical pulse generation at 40GHz and 1540nm wavelength is achieved using fully packaged bulk quaternary electro-absorption modulator modules. Experimental results obtained with broadband and narrowband optimized packaged modules are presented and compared against empirical model predictions. Pulse duty cycle, extinction ratio and chirp are studied as a function of sinusoidal drive voltage and detuning between operating wavelength and modulator absorption band edge. Design rules and performance trade-offs are discussed. Low-chirp pulses with a FWHM of ~12ps and sub-4ps at a rate of 40GHz are demonstrated. Optical time-domain demultiplexing of a 40GHz to a 10GHz pulse train is also demonstrated with better than 20dB extinction ratio.

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Patrick Langlois, Ronald Moore, Kelvin Prosyk, Sean O'Keefe, Jill A. Oosterom, Ian Betty, Robert Foster, Jonathan Greenspan, and Priti Singh "Short optical pulse generation at 40 GHz with a bulk electro-absorption modulator packaged device", Proc. SPIE 5260, Applications of Photonic Technology 6, (15 December 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.543740

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