Title :
Broadband passive InP membrane regenerator for silicon-based optical interconnect applications
Author :
Tassaert, M. ; Dorren, H.J.S. ; Roelkens, Gunther ; Raz, Oded
Author_Institution :
INTEC, Ghent Univ.-IMEC, Ghent, Belgium
Abstract :
Improved passive signal regeneration performance based on bonded InP membrane waveguides is demonstrated. A tripling of the ER and receiver sensitivity enhancement of >3.6dB is achieved over the entire C-band at a bitrate of 2.5Gb/s.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; elemental semiconductors; indium compounds; integrated optoelectronics; membranes; optical interconnections; optical receivers; optical repeaters; optical waveguides; silicon; C-band; ER sensitivity; InP; bit rate; bit rate 2.5 Gbit/s; bonded InP membrane waveguides; broadband passive InP membrane regenerator; passive signal regeneration performance; receiver sensitivity; silicon-based optical interconnect applications; Absorption; Erbium; Insertion loss; Optical interconnections; Optical waveguides; Repeaters; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
