60-GHz-Bandwidth Silicon Optical Modulator Utilizing Electro-Optic Frequency-Domain Equalizer

Conference: ECOC 2024 - 50th European Conference on Optical Communication
09/22/2024 - 09/26/2024 at Frankfurt, Germany

Proceedings: ITG-Fb. 317: ECOC 2024

Pages: 3Language: englishTyp: PDF

Authors:
Yamaguchi, Yuya; Matsumoto, Atsushi; Dat, Pham Tien; Takano, Shingo; Kataoka, Yu; Ichikawa, Junichiro; Shimizu, Ryo; Yamamoto, Naokatsu; Akahane, Kouichi; Kanno, Atsushi; Kawanishi, Tetsuya

Abstract:
We demonstrated a high-speed silicon modulator by integrating an electro-optic frequency-domain equalizer. The equalizer improved the modulator's 3-dB bandwidth from 20 GHz to 60 GHz. Additionally, we evaluated the optical spectrum under modulation with frequency values of up to 110 GHz.