DUAL PARALLEL MACH-ZEHNDER (DPMZ) MODULATOR
6
Absolute Maximum/Minimum Ratings
Parameter
Operating temperature
Storage temperature
RF input power
Optical input power
Minimum
0°C
-40°C
-
-
Maximum
75°C
85°C
24 dBm
16 dBm
Specifications
Parameter
Condition
Minimum
Maximum
General
Wavelength
Optical insertion loss
1
Optical return loss
Input and output ports
S11
130 MHz – 10 GHz
Inner MZ extinction ratio
Both MZMs
Phase modulator extinction ratio
Inner MZMs on
Inner RF Modulators Electrical and Electro-optical
RF drive voltage
2
At 2 GHz
DC Vπ
DC bias voltage range
3
EOL voltage rail
RF bandwidth
Linear fit (2 – 12 GHz)
Amplitude ripple
S21 amplitude difference (50 MHz – 2 GHz)
S21 amplitude difference (2 – 20 GHz)
Δ
phase
50 MHz – 0 GHz
Phase ripple
Peak to peak (50 MHz – 20 GHz)
RF imbalance
Δ
outputs of MZMs
Differential RF delay
RF1 to RF2
Phase Modulator Electrical and Electro-optical
DC input Vπ
At 50 Hz
DC Vπ voltage rail
EOL voltage rail
E/O bandwidth
-3 dB
RF Detectors
Threshold
Slope
RF drive voltage 4 – 11 V
Linearity
RF drive voltage 4 – 11 V
1. Measured at peak of DC bias transmission with no RF input and no optical connectors.
1528 nm
-
35 dB
-
26 dB
26 dB
3.5 V
2.5 V
-15 V
11 GHz
-1.5 dB
-1 dB
-10°
-5°
-0.06
-5 ps
-
-15 V
1 MHz
-
0.1 V/V
pk-pk
-5%
1564 nm
6 dB
-
-10 dB
-
-
6.5 V
6.2 V
+15 V
-
1.5 dB
1 dB
10°
5°
0.06
5 ps
6V
15 V
-
2V
0.4 V/V
pk-pk
5%
2. Maximum driving voltage to achieve 15 dB ER for 12.5 Gbps 2
31
-1 PRBS signal over the operating wavelength and temperature ranges.
3. Maximum voltage range required to maintain optimum bias point over life and temperature.
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