Title :
Silicon-based photonic ring resonators for optical OFDM demultiplexing
Author :
Vilar, R. ; Ramos, F. ; Marti, J.
Author_Institution :
Valencia Nanophotonics Technol. Center, Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Abstract :
We propose a compact integrated OOFDM demultiplexer based on silicon-based photonic ring resonators, providing cost-effective solution and low energy consumption. 160-Gb/s OOFDM demultiplexing operation is validated, showing excellent BER performance with error-free operation.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; demultiplexing; demultiplexing equipment; elemental semiconductors; energy consumption; error statistics; integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; optical resonators; silicon; BER performance; Si; bit rate 160 Gbit/s; compact integrated OOFDM demultiplexer; energy consumption; error-free operation; optical OFDM demultiplexing; silicon-based photonic ring resonators; Adaptive optics; Band pass filters; Demultiplexing; OFDM; Optical filters; Optical ring resonators; Resonator filters;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2012 IEEE 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0826-8
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2012.6324102
