100-Gbit/s Amplitude and Phase Modulation Characterization of a Single-Drive, Low-Vπ Polymer Mach-Zehnder Modulator
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A polymer single-drive Mach-Zehnder modulator is experimentally characterized using 100-Gbit/s serial data modulation. BER of 10 is achieved for both 100-Gbit/s NRZ-OOK and NRZ-DPSK signals without optical or electrical equalization. The modulator shows a 7-dB bandwidth at 110-GHz and the chirp as low as -0.0219 GHz. © 2012 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: (060.4510) Optical Communications; (130.4110) Modulators; (160.5470) Polymers
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