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[TuD3-3]Silicon Photonics EAM-based Push-Pull-Interference Transmitter Module for Generating Optical PAM4 Signals

Jing-Xuan Chen, ○Yi-Jang Hsu, Ching-Chih Chan, Yinchieh Lai (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung Univ.)

Keywords:

Optical modulators,Photonic integrated circuits

We propose and demonstrate a silicon photonics electro absorption-modulator (EAM) based transmitter architecture for generating high-speed optical PAM4 modulation signals. The adopted push-pull-interference approach can take the advantages of differential driving for suppressing common-mode noises.