First real-time demonstration of 128 Gb/s PAM-4 transmission over 1 km SMF using a Si Photonics transmitter

Authors :: Michiel Verplaetse
Gunther Roelkens
Joris Van Campenhout
Guy Torfs
Arno Vyncke
Srinvasan Ashwyn Srinivasan
Peter De Heyn
Michael Vanhoecke
Xin Yin
Timothy De Keulenaer
Joris Lambrecht
Jochem Verbist
Source :: ECOC
Publication Year :: 2018
Abstract: Using two $120\ \mu m$ long, binary driven GeSi electro-absorption modulators in parallel and an in-house developed electrical transceiver chipset, we demonstrate the first real-time transmission of 128 Gb/s PAM-4 over 1 km fiber without requiring any DSP or DAC/ADC.

Subjects :: Physics
Chipset
business.industry
Transmitter
02 engineering and technology
020210 optoelectronics & photonics
Transmission (telecommunications)
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
Optoelectronics
Fiber
Photonics
Transceiver
business
Digital signal processing

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