Title :
Demonstration of a 3-bit digital-to-analog convertor based on silicon microring resonators
Author :
Fanfan Zhang ; Jianfeng Ding ; Qiaoshan Chen ; Lin Yang
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. on Integrated Optoelectron., Inst. of Semicond., Beijing, China
Abstract :
We propose an N-bit optical digital-to-analog convertor based on silicon microring resonators. As a proof of concept, a 3-bit optical digital-to-analog convertor is demonstrated at a speed of 500 MSample/s.
Keywords :
digital-analogue conversion; elemental semiconductors; integrated optoelectronics; micro-optomechanical devices; micromechanical resonators; optical resonators; silicon; 3-bit optical digital-to-analog convertor; N-bit optical digital-to-analog convertor; Si; silicon microring resonators; word length 3 bit; High-speed optical techniques; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical imaging; Optical resonators; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2014 IEEE 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2282-6
DOI :
10.1109/Group4.2014.6961994