Title :
Demonstrated 4Ã\x974 Gbps Silicon Photonic Integrated Parallel Electronic to WDM Interface
Author :
Lee, Benjamin G. ; Small, Benjamin A. ; Foster, Justin D. ; Bergman, Keren ; Xu, Qianfan ; Lipson, Michal
Author_Institution :
Columbia Univ., New York
Abstract :
A 4x4 Gbps microring modulator cascade with the ability to directly convert parallel electrical bus data into multiple-wavelength optical signals in a single silicon-on-insulator waveguide interface is demonstrated with < 10-12bit error rates.copy2006 Optical Society of America
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; optical waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM interface; bit error rates; microring modulator cascade; multiple-wavelength optical signals; silicon photonic integrated parallel electronic; single silicon-on-insulator waveguide interface; Bit error rate; Couplings; Integrated optics; Optical interconnections; Optical modulation; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Testing; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348829
