Open AccessWavelength conversion and unicast of 10-Gb/s data spanning up to 700 nm using a silicon nanowaveguide
Author(s) -
Noam Ophir,
Ryan K. W. Lau,
Michaël Ménard,
Xiaoliang Zhu,
Kishore Padmaraju,
Yoshitomo Okawachi,
Reza Salem,
Michal Lipson,
Alexander L. Gaeta,
Keren Bergman
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.20.006488
Subject(s) - broadband , optics , wavelength , four wave mixing , materials science , dispersion (optics) , bandwidth (computing) , optoelectronics , unicast , silicon , wavelength division multiplexing , silicon photonics , nonlinear optics , phase matching , physics , laser , telecommunications , computer science , computer network , network packet
We report extremely large probe-idler separation wavelength conversion (545 nm) and unicast (700 nm) of 10-Gb/s data signals using a dispersion-engineered silicon nanowaveguide. Dispersion-engineered phase matching in the device provides a continuous four-wave-mixing efficiency 3-dB bandwidth exceeding 800 nm. We report the first data validation of wavelength conversion (data modulated probe) and unicast (data modulated pump) of 10-Gb/s data with probe-idler separations spanning 60 nm up to 700 nm accompanied with sensitivity gain in a single device. These demonstrations further validate the silicon platform as a highly broadband flexible platform for nonlinear all-optical data manipulation.
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