GigOptix’ LX8401 TFPS Optical Modulator Delivers Enhanced SFDR Performance

Provider of high-performance electronic components, GigOptix announced that the LX8401 Thin Film Polymer on Silicon (TFPS) MZ modulator has delivered high-quality Third Order Inter-modulation (IM3) and Spurious Free Dynamic Range (SFDR) performance. The company has published the detailed performance results of the LX8401 modulator in its website.

Linearity is a vital factor for advanced optical transmission systems such as 1 Tb/s and 400 Gb/s optical transmission systems. These units are likely to be based on Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) schemes because optical communication systems imitate RF communications’ path in enhancing the data rates by utilizing multi-bit symbol encoding schemes. These modulation techniques need high-quality linear performance to allow replication of electrical signals inside the optical domain with minimal distortion.

GigOptix’s VP of GigOptix-Bothell, Dr. Raluca Dinu stated that the company is pleased with the results obtained from the GigOptix TFPS modulator that display high-quality linearity figures. Dinu added that the company’s TFPS modulators, when integrated with TFPS technology’s broad bandwidths and low drive voltages, provide a clear path to advanced communication systems.