Title :
Optical information capacity of silicon
Author :
Dimitropoulos, Dimitris ; Jalali, Bahram
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
We have established bounds on information capacity of silicon and have identified new types of noise from which the bounds originate. Our results suggest solutions to extending the limit via coding and coherent signaling.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; optical communication; optical information processing; optical noise; silicon; Si; coding; coherent signaling; integrated optics; noise; nonlinear optics; optical communications; optical information capacity; Decision support systems; Electrical engineering; Electronic mail; Impedance; Optical receivers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
