Title :
A silicon receiver for 100 Gb/s PDM-DQPSK signals
Author :
Gambini, Fabrizio ; Faralli, Stefano ; Malacarne, Antonio ; Meloni, Gianluca ; Berrettini, G. ; Contestabile, G. ; Poti, Luca ; Klamkin, Jonathan
Author_Institution :
CNIT, Photonic Networks Nat. Lab., Pisa, Italy
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
We demonstrate a monolithically-integrated silicon photonic receiver for 100 Gb/s PDM-DQPSK signals. The device is realized with a 2D grating coupler, four Mach-Zehnder delay interferometers with phase shifters and four germanium balanced photodetectors.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; differential phase shift keying; diffraction gratings; elemental semiconductors; germanium; integrated optoelectronics; multiplexing; optical couplers; optical phase shifters; optical receivers; photodetectors; quadrature phase shift keying; silicon; 2D grating coupler; Mach-Zehnder delay interferometers; PDM-DQPSK signals; Si-Ge; bit rate 100 Gbit/s; germanium balanced photodetectors; monolithically-integrated silicon photonic receiver; phase shifters; Bit error rate; Couplers; Gratings; Photodetectors; Photonics; Receivers; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference held jointly with 2013 International Conference on Photonics in Switching (OECC/PS), 2013 18th
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
