{"id":11726,"date":"2025-05-27T15:53:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T15:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polariton.ch\/polarisandbox\/?page_id=11726"},"modified":"2025-11-27T15:59:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T15:59:15","slug":"mzm-p70","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.polariton.ch\/polarisandbox\/?page_id=11726","title":{"rendered":"MZM-P70"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\n<p class=\"uk-h1 uk-margin-remove-vertical\" data-id=\"page#0-0-0-0\">C Band 70 GHz Packaged Mach-Zehnder Modulator<\/p>\n<\/h1>\n<h2>MZM-P70<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>The MZM-P70 is a cutting-edge Packaged Mach-Zehnder Modulator engineered for ultra-fast electro-optic modulation in the C band. <span>In addition,<\/span> a 3-dB bandwidth exceeding 70 GHz, this high-performance modulator is the ideal choice for prototyping, proof-of-concept development, and real-world system evaluation.<\/p>\n<p><span>Furthermore, if <\/span>you&#8217;re working in analog or digital transmission, measurement systems, or emerging quantum technologies, the MZM-P70 delivers robust performance in a benchtop-ready form factor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Key Features<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/polarisandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Logo-lines.png\" alt=\"Logo-lines\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 40px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 40\/41;\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>3-dB electro-optic bandwidth &gt;70 GHz<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/polarisandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Logo-lines.png\" alt=\"Logo-lines\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 40px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 40\/41;\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Lumped, low-capacitance RF design, high-speed connectors<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/polarisandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Logo-lines.png\" alt=\"Logo-lines\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 40px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 40\/41;\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>C-band operation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/polarisandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Logo-lines.png\" alt=\"Logo-lines\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 40px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 40\/41;\"><\/p>\n<div>Benchtop fiber-reinforced form factor<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/polarisandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MZM-P70.png\" alt=\"C Band 70 GHz\nMach-Zehnder Modulator\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/900;\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"\/polarisandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MZM-P70-2.png\" alt=\"C Band 70 GHz Plasmonic\nMach-Zehnder Modulator\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/900;\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Description<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>The MZM-P70 Packaged Mach-Zehnder Modulator is a high-performance electro-optic modulation solution optimized for C band operation. Designed specifically for fast prototyping, benchtop testing, and proof-of-concept development, this modulator brings the power of plasmonic technology into a user-friendly form factor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Unlike chip-level solutions, the MZM-P70 comes as a fully packaged module with reinforced fiber interfaces and a standard 1 mm female RF connector. This design ensures simple handling, reliable connectivity, and integration into existing test equipment without the need for custom fixtures.<\/p>\n<p>Its lumped, low-capacitance RF design and high-speed connectors support signal integrity across wide bandwidths while minimizing insertion losses.<\/p>\n<p><span>Therefore, if<\/span> you&#8217;re developing analog links, working on digital transmission formats like PAM-4 or PAM-8, or exploring quantum photonics, the MZM-P70 Packaged Mach-Zehnder Modulator provides the performance and flexibility needed to push your project forward.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to its high extinction ratio (&gt;25 dB) and compact size, it delivers clean modulation and stable operation, even under demanding conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Engineers and researchers working with short-reach links, lab test setups, or optical signal processing systems will benefit from the plug-and-play usability of this device.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h1>Related Papers<\/h1>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Variants &amp; Specifications<\/h2>\n<p><p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polariton.ch\/polarisandbox\/Datasheets\/MZM-P70.pdf\">Product Specification<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-50\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-50\">\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>EO bandwidth<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><strong>Optical band<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>MZ variant<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><strong>Ordering code<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">70 GHz<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">C band<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">balanced, single-ended drive<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">MZM-P70-bv<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-50 from cache --><\/div>\n<h2>Performance Specifications<\/h2>\n<div>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-51\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-51\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Peak wavelength<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1550&nbsp;nm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Insertion loss (IL)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><17&nbsp;dB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Static extinction ratio (ER)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">>25&nbsp;dB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">DC bias on\/off voltage<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><1.5&nbsp;V<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">3-dB&nbsp;EO bandwidth<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">>70&nbsp;GHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">V<sub>\u043f, eq<\/sub> @ 100&nbsp;kHz, @&nbsp;50&nbsp;Ohm*<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><5&nbsp;V<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-51 from cache --><\/div>\n<h2>Maximum Ratings<\/h2>\n<div>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-52\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-52\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Optical input<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">SMF or PMF with FC\/APC connectors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Optical output<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">SMF or PMF with FC\/APC connectors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Electrical RF interface<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Single ended, 1 mm female<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Electrical DC interface<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2 x DC pins (0.1\u2019\u2019), pins 1 and 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-52 from cache --><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>* Plasmonic modulators are high-impedance devices. Twice the voltage provided by a 50-Ohm signal source will drop across the plasmonic modulator. Using a DC source or a high-impedance-matched driver, double the voltage is required to switch the modulator from the on to the off state.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>** 3-dB operation point. Based on reliability data for 500 h operation at 50\u00b0C and 9 dBm input power with a V\u043f degradation &lt; 10%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Mechanical and Optical Specifications<\/h2>\n<div>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-52-no-2\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-52\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Optical input<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">SMF or PMF with FC\/APC connectors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Optical output<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">SMF or PMF with FC\/APC connectors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Electrical RF interface<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Single ended, 1 mm female<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Electrical DC interface<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2 x DC pins (0.1\u2019\u2019), pins 1 and 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-52-no-2 from cache --><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<!-- 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