Dual-Drive Plasmonic Transmitter with Co-Designed Driver Electronics operated at 120 GBd On-Off Keying

A plasmonic dual-drive transmitter with co-designed driver electronics featuring 120 GBd on-off keying, with a single ended drive voltage of 450 mV and BER performance of 5.7 × 10−7 is demonstrated in a 500 m direct detection transmission scheme.

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