Title :
InP membrane based broadband regenerator for silicon-based optical interconnect applications
Author :
Raz, O. ; Tassaert, M. ; Roelkens, G. ; Dorren, H.J.S.
Author_Institution :
Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
We demonstrate the use of a Membrane-InP-Switch(MIPS) on-silicon as a signal regenerator. A receiver sensitivity enhancement >;2.5dB across the entire C-band and a tripling of Extinction Ratio(ER) for low ER signals at 1Gb/sec is demonstrated.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; integrated optics; membranes; optical interconnections; optical repeaters; optical saturable absorption; optical switches; silicon; C-band; InP-Si; bit rate 1 Gbit/s; broadband regenerator; extinction ratio; membrane-InP-switch on-silicon; signal regenerator; silicon based optical interconnect applications; Erbium; Indium phosphide; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Photonics; Repeaters; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Santa Fe, NM
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1620-1
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2012.6224471
