Title :
WDM transmitter using Si photonic crystal optical modulators
Author :
Ito, Hiroyuki ; Terada, Yosuke ; Ishikura, Norihiro ; Baba, Toshihiko
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Yokohama Nat. Univ., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
We fabricated a WDM transmitter consisting of Si photonic crystal MZ modulators, triangular-shaped coupled-microring multiplexers and optical switches. 25 Gbps/ch operation and hitless switching of channel wavelength were successfully obtained.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optics; optical modulation; optical switches; optical transmitters; photonic crystals; silicon; wavelength division multiplexing; Si; Si photonic crystal MZ modulators; Si photonic crystal optical modulators; WDM transmitter; bit rate 25 Gbit/s; channel wavelength; hitless switching; optical switches; triangular-shaped coupled-microring multiplexers; Modulation; Optical ring resonators; Optical switches; Optical transmitters; Photonics; Silicon; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
