Title :
A 400 Gb/s WDM receiver using a low loss silicon nitride AWG integrated with hybrid silicon photodetectors
Author :
Davenport, Michael L. ; Bauters, J.F. ; Piels, Molly ; Heck, Martijn J. R. ; Chen, Aaron ; Fang, A.W. ; Bowers, John E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
A heterogeneously integrated WDM receiver based on an AWG demultiplexer and hybrid silicon/InGaAs detectors is presented in a novel platform that combines hybrid silicon components with ultra-low loss silicon nitride waveguides.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; arrayed waveguide gratings; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; optical receivers; photodetectors; silicon; wavelength division multiplexing; AWG demultiplexer; Si-InGaAs; Si3N4; WDM receiver; arrayed waveguide grating; bit rate 400 Gbit/s; hybrid silicon photodetector; low loss silicon nitride AWG; Bandwidth; Detectors; Optical waveguides; Photodetectors; Receivers; Silicon; Waveguide lasers;
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
