Cost-effective broadband GaAs IQ modulator array for long-reach OFDM-PONs |
A novel modulator array integrating eight GaAs electro-optic IQ modulators is characterized and tested over long-reach direct-detected multi-band OFDM-PONs. The GaAs IQ modulators present > 22 GHz bandwidth with 3V Vpi, being suitable for a 100-km 40-Gb/s OOFDM-PON supporting up to 1024 users.
Stampoulidis LN, Giacoumidis E, O'Keefe MF, Aldaya I, Walker RG, Zhou Y, Cameron N, Kehayas E, Tsokanos A, Tomkos I, Doran NJ, Zimmermann L