112 Gb/s PAM4 Transmission over 2 km SMF Using a C-band GeSi Electro-Absorption Modulator

We demonstrate 112 Gb/s 4-level pulse amplitude modulation over 2 km of SMF using a C-band GeSi electro-absorption modulator for data-center interconnects. Also, we present first results towards 400 Gb/s wavelength division multiplexed transmission.