Loss-less operation of membrane III-V semiconductor Mach-Zehnder modulator with optical amplifier on Si platform

Tatsurou Hiraki*, Takuma Aihara, Takuro Fujii, Koji Takeda, Takaaki Kakitsuka, Tai Tsuchizawa, Shinji Matsuo

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Abstract

500-Pm-long membrane InGaAsP-based Mach-Zehnder modulators (MZMs) and MQW-based semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) are integrated by using regrowth techniques on Si platforms. The fibre-to-fibre loss-less condition achieves with 24-mA SOA bias. The MZM operates at a 10.8-dB extinction ratio with 4 Vpp for 28-Gbit/s NRZ signals.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIET Conference Publications
PublisherInstitution of Engineering and Technology
EditionCP765
ISBN (Electronic)9781839530074, 9781839530661, 9781839530883, 9781839530890, 9781839531071, 9781839531088, 9781839531255, 9781839531705, 9781839531859
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event45th European Conference on Optical Communication, ECOC 2019 - Dublin, Ireland
Duration: 2019 Sept 222019 Sept 26

Publication series

NameIET Conference Publications
NumberCP765
Volume2019

Conference

Conference45th European Conference on Optical Communication, ECOC 2019
Country/TerritoryIreland
CityDublin
Period19/9/2219/9/26

Keywords

  • Heterogeneous integration
  • Silicon photonics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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