Title :
Silicon quadruple series-coupled Vernier racetrack resonators: Experimental signal quality
Author :
Boeck, Robert ; Caverley, Michael ; Chrostowski, Lukas ; Jaeger, Nicolas A. F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Abstract :
A tunable silicon quadruple Vernier racetrack resonator filter has been experimentally demonstrated. Data was sent through our filter at 12.5 Gbps which resulted in open eye diagrams, even at a suppressed through port notch.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical fabrication; optical filters; optical resonators; silicon; thermo-optical devices; Si; bit rate 12.5 Gbit/s; open eye diagrams; silicon quadruple series-coupled vernier racetrack resonators; suppressed through port notch; thermally tunable silicon quadruple Vernier racetrack resonator filter; Dispersion; Optical ring resonators; Optimized production technology; Ports (Computers); Silicon; Tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
