Title :
Characterization of a 4 × 4 Gb/s Parallel Electronic Bus to WDM Optical Link Silicon Photonic Translator
Author :
Lee, Benjamin G. ; Small, Benjamin A. ; Xu, Qianfan ; Lipson, Michal ; Bergman, Keren
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY
fDate :
4/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A 4times4 Gb/s microring modulator cascade, which can directly convert data from a parallel electrical bus to a multiple-wavelength optical signal in a single silicon-on-insulator waveguide, is demonstrated and characterized. The integrity of the modulated optical signal is verified using Q-factor extrapolations. In addition, the frequency characteristics and crosstalk, in terms of total harmonic distortion, are quantified. A transparent translator from electronics to optics such as this is crucial for the development of large-scale high-bandwidth interconnects based on photonic integrated circuits
Keywords :
Q-factor; integrated optics; micro-optics; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical distortion; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical resonators; optical waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; system buses; wavelength division multiplexing; 16 Gbit/s; 4 Gbit/s; Q-factor extrapolations; Si-SiO2; WDM optical link; data conversion; electronics-to-optics translator; frequency characteristics; high-bandwidth interconnects; large-scale interconnects; microresonators; microring modulator cascade; multiple-wavelength optical signal; optical crosstalk; optical signal modulation; parallel electronic bus; photonic integrated circuits; silicon photonic translator; silicon-on-insulator waveguide; total harmonic distortion; transparent translator; wavelength division multiplexing; Extrapolation; Optical crosstalk; Optical distortion; Optical fiber communication; Optical interconnections; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Q factor; Silicon on insulator technology; Wavelength division multiplexing; Microresonators; modulation; silicon-on- insulator (SOI) technology;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2007.893032
