All-optical wavelength conversion using cross-phase modulation at 42.7 Gbit/s in silicon-organic hybrid (SOH) waveguides

Author

Vallaitis, T. ; Hillerkuss, D. ; Li, J.-S. ; Bonk, R. ; Lindenmann, N. ; Dumon, P. ; Baets, R. ; Scimeca, M.L. ; Biaggio, I. ; Diederich, F. ; Koos, C. ; Freude, W. ; Leuthold, J.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Photonics & Quantum Electron., Univ. of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany

fYear

2009

fDate

15-19 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

Error-free wavelength conversion using cross-phase modulation (XPM) is shown in a passive 4 mm long silicon-organic hybrid waveguide. This is the first XPM demonstration in a CMOS compatible chip for bitrates of 42.7 Gbit/s at communication wavelengths.

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; error statistics; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; light interferometers; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; phase modulation; silicon-on-insulator; CMOS compatible chip; XPM; bit error rate; bit rate 42.7 Gbit/s; communication wavelengths; cross-phase modulation; error-free all-optical wavelength conversion; highly nonlinear SOH slot waveguides; phase-to-amplitude conversion; silicon-on-insulator technology; silicon-organic hybrid waveguides; size 4 mm; tuneable one-bit delay interferometer; Absorption; Bit error rate; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber testing; Optical interferometry; Optical receivers; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Silicon; Nonlinear optics; Optical Kerr effect; Optical communication; Organic material; Silicon on insulator technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photonics in Switching, 2009. PS '09. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Pisa

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3857-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-3856-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PS.2009.5307823

Filename

5307823