Monolithic Dual-polarization Silicon Modulator for 180 Gb/s DMT Signal Transmission

We present a monolithic dual-polarization modulator based on two silicon Mach-Zehnder modulators and a two-dimensional grating coupler as the dual-polarization output coupler. Data transmission at 180 Gb/s using discrete multi-tone modulation is demonstrated.

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