Title :
Coupled waveguides for optical multiplexing in high-performance interconnects
Author :
Shechtman, Yoav ; Shastri, Bhavin J. ; Ben Wu ; Prucnal, Paul R. ; Segev, Mordechai
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Technion - Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate a proof-of-concept for a novel multiplexing scheme for high-performance optical interconnects. Our approach is based on waveguide coupling using multilevel detection to increase the system throughput without increasing aggregate bit rate.
Keywords :
integrated optics; multiplexing; optical couplers; optical interconnections; optical waveguides; aggregate bit rate; coupled waveguides; high-performance interconnects; optical multiplexing; waveguide coupling; Bit error rate; Couplers; Multiplexing; Optical interconnections; Optical waveguides; Power measurement; Receivers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
