Title :
Programmable wavelength locking and routing in a silicon-photonic interconnection network implementation
Author :
Calhoun, David M. ; Qi Li ; Browning, Colm ; Abrams, Nathan C. ; Yang Liu ; Ran Ding ; Barry, Liam P. ; Baehr-Jones, Tom ; Hochberg, Michael ; Bergman, Keren
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
A programmable control system for wavelength locking WDM channels on microring arrays is used to demonstrate arbitrary demultiplexing and selection of fast switchable wavelengths. Successful data measurements verify the functionality within an interconnection network implementation.
Keywords :
demultiplexing; elemental semiconductors; micro-optics; optical communication; optical interconnections; programmable controllers; silicon; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; Si; arbitrary demultiplexing; data measurements; fast switchable wavelengths; microring arrays; programmable control system; programmable wavelength locking; programmable wavelength routing; silicon-photonic interconnection network; wavelength locking WDM channels; Optical interconnections; Optical resonators; Optical switches; Routing; Silicon photonics; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA