Silicon Mod-MUX-Ring transmitter with 4 channels at 40 Gb/s
Author(s) -
Yang Liu,
Ran Ding,
Yangjin Ma,
Yisu Yang,
Zhe Xuan,
Qi Li,
Andy Eu-Jin Lim,
GuoQiang Lo,
Keren Bergman,
Tom BaehrJones,
Michael Hochberg
Publication year - 2014
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.22.016431
Subject(s) - multiplexer , transmitter , extinction ratio , optics , wavelength division multiplexing , lithium niobate , channel (broadcasting) , channel spacing , bit error rate , ring (chemistry) , physics , materials science , computer science , telecommunications , multiplexing , chemistry , wavelength , organic chemistry
We propose for the first time the Mod-MUX-Ring architecture for microring based WDM transmitter. A prototype Mod-MUX-Ring transmitter with 4 channels and 400 GHz channel spacing is demonstrated and fully characterized at 40 Gb/s channel rate. Under 2.7 V driving voltage, error-free (BER < 10(-12)) operation is achieved on all channels, with 3 dB extinction ratio. Performance comparisons to Lithium Niobate modulators are made.
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