50-Gb/s NRZ and RZ Modulator Driver ICs Based on Functional Distributed Circuits

Yasuyuki SUZUKI; Masayuki MAMADA

doi:10.1587/transele.E95.C.262

50-Gb/s NRZ and RZ Modulator Driver ICs Based on Functional Distributed Circuits

Yasuyuki SUZUKI, Masayuki MAMADA

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We have developed two modulator driver ICs that are based on the functional distributed circuit (FDC) topology for over 40-Gb/s optical transmission systems using InP HBT technology. The FDC topology enables both a wide bandwidth amplifier and high-speed digital functions. The none-return-to-zero (NRZ) driver IC, which is integrated with a D-type flip-flop, exhibits 2.6-V_p-p (differential output: 5.2 V_p-p) output-voltage swings with a high signal quality at 43 and 50 Gb/s. The return-to-zero (RZ) driver IC, which is integrated with a NRZ to RZ converter, produces 2.4-V_p-p (differential output: 4.8 V_p-p) output-voltage swings and excellent eye openings at 43 and 50 Gb/s. Furthermore, we conducted electro-optical modulation experiments using the developed modulator driver ICs and a dual drive LiNbO₃ Mach-Zehnder modulator. We were able to obtain NRZ and RZ clear optical eye openings with low jitters and sufficient extinction ratios of more than 12 dB, at 43 and 50 Gb/s. These results indicate that the FDC has the potential to achieve a large output voltage and create high-speed functional ICs for over-40-Gb/s transmission systems.

Publication: IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Electronics Vol.E95-C No.2 pp.262-267

Publication Date: 2012/02/01

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Online ISSN: 1745-1353

DOI: 10.1587/transele.E95.C.262

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Yasuyuki SUZUKI, Masayuki MAMADA, "50-Gb/s NRZ and RZ Modulator Driver ICs Based on Functional Distributed Circuits" in IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Electronics, vol. E95-C, no. 2, pp. 262-267, February 2012, doi: 10.1587/transele.E95.C.262.
Abstract: We have developed two modulator driver ICs that are based on the functional distributed circuit (FDC) topology for over 40-Gb/s optical transmission systems using InP HBT technology. The FDC topology enables both a wide bandwidth amplifier and high-speed digital functions. The none-return-to-zero (NRZ) driver IC, which is integrated with a D-type flip-flop, exhibits 2.6-V_p-p (differential output: 5.2 V_p-p) output-voltage swings with a high signal quality at 43 and 50 Gb/s. The return-to-zero (RZ) driver IC, which is integrated with a NRZ to RZ converter, produces 2.4-V_p-p (differential output: 4.8 V_p-p) output-voltage swings and excellent eye openings at 43 and 50 Gb/s. Furthermore, we conducted electro-optical modulation experiments using the developed modulator driver ICs and a dual drive LiNbO₃ Mach-Zehnder modulator. We were able to obtain NRZ and RZ clear optical eye openings with low jitters and sufficient extinction ratios of more than 12 dB, at 43 and 50 Gb/s. These results indicate that the FDC has the potential to achieve a large output voltage and create high-speed functional ICs for over-40-Gb/s transmission systems.
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