320 Gbps co-planar stripline Mach-Zehnder modulator on a generic indium phosphide integrated photonics platform

James Hillier; Arezou Meighan; Qian Hu; Weiming Yao; A.R. (Rainier) van Dommele; Luc M. Augustin; Michael J. Wale; Kevin A. Williams

doi:10.1364/OE.536930

320 Gbps co-planar stripline Mach-Zehnder modulator on a generic indium phosphide integrated photonics platform

James Hillier (Corresponding author), Arezou Meighan, Qian Hu, Weiming Yao, A.R. (Rainier) van Dommele, Luc M. Augustin, Michael J. Wale, Kevin A. Williams

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We present the design and characterization of co-planar stripline Mach-Zehnder modulators on an InP platform. The co-planar design exhibited 50 Ω impedance with velocity-matched optical and electrical signals. We investigated devices with a range of design parameters to identify optimal configurations for high bandwidths (≈80 GHz) and state-of-the-art data transmission rates (320 Gbit/s). An equivalent circuit model that enables fast and holistic design space exploration is developed and experimentally verified. The model predicts ∼120 GHz bandwidth for optimized modulator dimensions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	15081-15094
Number of pages	14
Journal	Optics Express
Volume	33
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.536930
Publication status	Published - 7 Apr 2025

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Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek.

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320 Gbps co-planar stripline Mach-Zehnder modulator on a generic indium phosphide integrated photonics platform

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A Co-planar Stripline Mach-Zehnder Modulator Enabling 160 GBd PAM-4 on an Indium Phosphide Platform

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320 Gbps co-planar stripline Mach-Zehnder modulator on a generic indium phosphide integrated photonics platform

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A Co-planar Stripline Mach-Zehnder Modulator Enabling 160 GBd PAM-4 on an Indium Phosphide Platform

A 100 GBaud co-planar stripline Mach-Zehnder modulator on Indium Phosphide platform

Beyond 100-GHz bandwidth with monolithic indium phosphide integrated circuits

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