Title :
Ultra-high-speed optical serial-to-parallel data conversion in a silicon nanowire
Author :
Mulvad, H. C Hansen ; Palushani, E. ; Hu, H. ; Ji, H. ; Galili, M. ; Clausen, A.T. ; Pu, M. ; Yvind, K. ; Hvam, J.M. ; Jeppesen, P. ; Oxenløwe, L.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
We demonstrate conversion from 64×10 Gbit/s OTDM to 25 GHz DWDM by time-domain optical Fourier transformation. Using a single silicon nanowire, 40 of 64 OTDM tributaries are simultaneously converted to DWDM channels within FEC limits.
Keywords :
Fourier transform optics; multiwave mixing; nanowires; silicon; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM channel; FEC limits; OTDM; dense wavelength division multiplexing; four-wave mixing; frequency 25 GHz; silicon nanowire; time-domain optical Fourier transformation; ultra-high-speed optical serial-to-parallel data conversion; Bit error rate; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Silicon; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
