Title :
Wavelength conversion of a 640 Gbit/s DPSK nyquist channel using a low-loss silicon nanowire
Author :
Ji, H. ; Hu, H. ; Ding, Y. ; Ou, H. ; Yvind, K. ; Oxenlewe, L.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonic Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
640 Gbit/s N-OTDM DPSK wavelength conversion is demonstrated in a Si-nanowire. All 64 tributaries are converted within an average power penalty of 1 dB at the FEC BER-limit 3E-3. Only 22-fJ/bit switching energy is required.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; elemental semiconductors; error statistics; forward error correction; integrated optics; nanophotonics; nanowires; optical communication equipment; optical losses; optical switches; optical wavelength conversion; silicon; telecommunication channels; DPSK Nyquist channel; FEC BER limit; N-OTDM DPSK wavelength conversion; Nyquist optical time division multiplexing; Si; bit error rate; bit rate 640 Gbit/s; differential phase shift keying; forward error correction; low-loss silicon nanowire; power penalty; switching energy; Couplers; Gratings; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optimized production technology;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
