40-GHz Optical-Pulse Generation based on Electroabsorption Modulator driven by low-power MMIC

Stéphane Dellier (1) , Fabrice Blache (2) , D. Carpentier (2) , C. Kazmierski (2) , M. Le Pallec (2) , Michel Campovecchio (1)

1 IRCOM - Institut de Recherche en Communications Optiques et Microondes
2 III-V Lab - Alcatel-Thalès III-V lab

This paper reports on the design of an optical-pulse source at a 40-Gb/s repetition rate integrating a single electro-absorption modulator (EAM) sinusoïdally driven by a 40-GHz low-power MMIC driver specifically designed to match the electro-optical response of the EAM. The 40-GHz MMIC HEMT driver has been designed to optimize the required control voltage of the InP-based MQW-EAM in order to generate optical pulses with a narrow pulse width and high extinction ratio from a very-low-power drive.

Domaines: Electronique

Stéphane Dellier, Fabrice Blache, D. Carpentier, C. Kazmierski, M. Le Pallec, et al.. 40-GHz Optical-Pulse Generation based on Electroabsorption Modulator driven by low-power MMIC. Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 2005, 47 (2), pp. 158-160. ⟨10.1002/mop.21111⟩. ⟨hal-01066762⟩