Title :
56 Gb/s WDM transmitter module based on silicon microrings using comb lasers
Author :
Fuser, Heiko ; Giesecke, Anna Lena ; Prinzen, Andreas ; Suckow, Stephan ; Porschatis, Caroline ; Schall, Daniel ; Lerch, Holger ; Tarar, Mohsin M. ; Bolten, Jens ; Wahlbrink, Thorsten ; Kurz, Heinrich
Author_Institution :
AMICA, AMO GmbH, Aachen, Germany
Abstract :
We demonstrate the performance and the reliable fabrication process of a 56 Gb/s wavelength-division multiplexing transmitter module with integrated feedback structures. The device is based on microring silicon depletion modulators, optimized for O-band comb-laser operation.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optoelectronics; micro-optics; optical fabrication; optical feedback; optical modulation; optical transmitters; silicon; wavelength division multiplexing; O-band comb-laser operation; Si; WDM transmitter module; bit rate 56 Gbit/s; integrated feedback structures; microring silicon depletion modulators; reliable fabrication process; wavelength-division multiplexing transmitter module; Electrooptical waveguides; Fabrication; Modulation; Optical transmitters; Performance evaluation; Photonics; Reliability;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
