10 Gbit/s high performance MQW tandem modulatorfor soliton generation andcoding
- 29 September 1994
- journal article
- Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters
- Vol. 30 (20) , 1706-1707
- https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19941132
Abstract
Soliton generation and coding are obtained using a novel, and simple tandem integrated electroabsorption (EA) MQW modulator structure. Negligible electrical crosstalk (< 40 dB) is obtained due to the integration, between the modulators, of an optical amplifier based on the same active layer. This also allowed a very low fibre to fibre insertion loss of 9 dB. The device was operated at 10 Gbit/s.Keywords
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