Title :
Silicon microring modulators for advanced modulation formats
Author :
Po Dong ; Chongjin Xie ; Buhl, Lawrence L. ; Chen, Yuanfeng
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Coherent optical transmitters can be implemented on silicon photonic integrated circuits with compact sizes and low cost. Here, we demonstrate a 56-Gb/s quadrature phase-shift keying modulation generated by silicon microring modulators with thermal control elements.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; micro-optics; optical modulation; optical transmitters; quadrature phase shift keying; silicon; Si; advanced modulation formats; bit rate 56 Gbit/s; coherent optical transmitters; quadrature phase-shift keying modulation; silicon microring modulators; silicon photonic integrated circuits; thermal control elements; High-speed optical techniques; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Phase shift keying; 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
