Title: 2×53 Gbit/s PAM-4 Transmission Using 1.3 μm DML with High Power Budget Enabled by Quantum-Dot SOA

Authors: Ahmed Galib Reza, Lakshmi Narayanan Venkatasubramani, Anil Raj Gautam, Prajwal D. Lakshmijayasimha, John O’Carroll, Richard Phelan, Diarmuid Byrne, Brian Kelly, Vladimir S. Mikhrin, Alexey Gubenko, and Liam P. Barry

Journal: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 1-4 (2024)

Details: Demonstrates high-capacity, energy-efficient optical data transmission using directly modulated lasers and quantum dot SOAs, reducing loss and energy per bit while enabling long-distance links.