Title :
16 channel receiver with 20 GHz Ge photodiodes
Author :
Fedeli, J.M. ; Virot, L. ; Hartmann, J.M. ; Grosse, P. ; Bogaerts, W. ; Vivien, L.
Author_Institution :
CEA, LETI, Grenoble, France
Abstract :
A 200GHz 16 channel receiver with polarization management was obtained with a 2D grating coupler, 2xAWGs and 16 Ge photodiodes. PDL was below 1dB, BW above 20GHz, receiver sensitivity in the order of 0.08 A/W.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; diffraction gratings; optical fibre communication; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; optical receivers; photodiodes; silicon; wavelength division multiplexing; 16 channel receiver; 2D grating coupler; AWG; PDL; Si; frequency 20 GHz; high-speed WDM receivers; photodiodes; polarisation dispersion loss; polarization management; receiver sensitivity; silicon photonics; Couplers; Gratings; Optical waveguides; Photodiodes; Photonics; Receivers; Silicon;
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/GROUP4.2012.6324118
