• DocumentCode
    733896
  • 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
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7184339