Title :
Microresonator-based optical frequency combs for high-bitrate WDM data transmission
Author :
Pfeifle, J. ; Weimann, C. ; Bach, F. ; Riemensberger, J. ; Hartinger, K. ; Hillerkuss, D. ; Jordan, M. ; Holtzwarth, R. ; Kippenberg, T.J. ; Leuthold, J. ; Freude, W. ; Koos, C.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Quantum Electron. (IPQ), Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol. (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Abstract :
A nonlinear high-Q SiN microresonator is used as a frequency comb generator for data transmission at 170.8 Gbit/s. The main sources for signal impairment are identified. Further dispersion engineering is crucial for Terabit/s transmission.
Keywords :
micro-optics; microcavities; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical resonators; wavelength division multiplexing; SiN; Terabit/s transmission; WDM data transmission; bit rate 170.8 Gbit/s; dispersion engineering; high-Q SiN microresonator; optical frequency combs; signal impairment; Bit error rate; Data communication; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Photonics; Resonant frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3