Title :
An all-silicon optical diode transmitting 10 Gbps data
Author :
Jian Wang ; Varghese, Leo T. ; Li Fan ; Yi Xuan ; Weiner, Andrew M. ; Minghao Qi
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
An optical diode based on thermo-optic effect in silicon micro-resonators enables non-reciprocal transmission through direction dependent resonance shift. One-way 10Gbps data transmission is realized through the strong dispersion and attenuation associated with a resonant structure.
Keywords :
diodes; elemental semiconductors; micro-optomechanical devices; micromechanical resonators; optical dispersion; optical resonators; silicon; thermo-optical effects; Si; all-silicon optical diode; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; direction dependent resonance shift; nonreciprocal transmission; one-way data transmission; optical attenuation; optical dispersion; resonant structure; silicon microresonators; thermo-optic effect; Differential phase shift keying; Optical attenuators; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5059-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2013.6614456
