1.52 Tb/s single carrier transmission supported by a 128 GSa/s SiGe DAC
Fred Buchali, Vahid Aref, Mathieu Chagnon, Karsten Schuh, Horst Hettrich, Anna Bielik, Lars Altenhain, Markus Guntermann, Rolf Schmid, Michael Möller
Abstract
We report on a new 128 GSa/s SiGe digital to analog converter supporting data generation at 128 GBaud. We demonstrate successful transmission at 1.55 Tb/s net rate in back to back and 1.52 Tb/s after 80 km of SMF.
Topics & Concepts
Transmission (telecommunications)Digital-to-analog converterElectronic engineeringOptoelectronicsMaterials scienceElectrical engineeringComputer scienceEngineeringVoltageSemiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesPhotonic and Optical DevicesAdvancements in PLL and VCO Technologies