Title :
All-optical temporal differentiation of ultra-high-speed picosecond pulses based on compact silicon microring resonator
Author :
Zhou, Guoqing ; Zhang, Leiqi ; Li, Fan ; Hu, Xiaonan ; Wang, Tao ; Li, Qifeng ; Qiu, Meikang ; Su, Yu-Chuan
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of Adv. Opt. Commun. Syst. & Networks, Dept. of Electron. Eng., Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
A high-speed all-optical temporal differentiator based on a compact silicon microring resonator with a radius of 20 m is demonstrated. 80 Gbit/s signal differentiation is experimentally realised.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; elemental semiconductors; high-speed optical techniques; micromechanical resonators; silicon; silicon-on-insulator; all-optical temporal differentiation; compact silicon microring resonator; ultrahigh speed picosecond pulses;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2011.0500