Title :
Silicon photonic filters for compact high extinction ratio power efficient (CHERPe) transmitters
Author :
Spector, S.J. ; Knecht, J.M. ; Schulein, R.T. ; Caplan, D.O.
Author_Institution :
MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally investigate integrated photonic microring resonator filters as frequency windows in CHERPe transmitters. The impact of filter-order on optical loss, power handling, modulation extinction ratio enhancement, and waveform distortion is assessed.
Keywords :
extinction coefficients; integrated optics; micro-optics; microcavities; optical distortion; optical filters; optical losses; optical modulation; optical transmitters; optical windows; silicon; Si; compact high extinction ratio power efficient transmitters; filter-order on optical loss; frequency windows; integrated silicon photonic microring resonator filters; modulation extinction ratio enhancement; power handling; waveform distortion; Erbium; Optical distortion; Optical fiber filters; Optical fibers; Optical transmitters; Resonator filters;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
