A 16-channel simultaneous detection of gigabit signals with a compact WDM receiver containing a monolithically integrated AWG-PD

Author

Yoshimura, Ryoko ; Sakai, Yoshihisa ; Sanjoh, H. ; Kohtoku, Masaki ; Tanobe, Hiromasa ; Yoshikuni, Yuzo

Author_Institution

NTT Photonics Labs., Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., Atsugi, Japan

fYear

2002

fDate

17-22 Mar 2002

Firstpage

277

Lastpage

279

Abstract

We developed a very compact 16-channel WDM receiver that consists of an arrayed waveguide grating-photodiode (AWG-PD) module, transimpedance amplifiers, and limiting amplifiers. Simultaneous 16-channel operation was demonstrated at a bit rate of 1.25 Gbit/s/ch. The WDM receiver sensitivity with optical preamplification was between -38 and -32 dBm for 1.25 Gbit/s NRZ 2²³-1 pseudorandom bit stream at a bit error rate of 1×10^-9. Therefore, the receiver could be used in WDM systems based on Gigabit Ethernet.

Keywords

amplifiers; arrayed waveguide gratings; integrated optoelectronics; local area networks; modules; optical fibre LAN; optical receivers; photodiodes; sensitivity; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 16-channel operation; AWG-PD module; Gigabit Ethernet; WDM receiver sensitivity; WDM systems; arrayed waveguide grating-photodiode module; bit rate; limiting amplifiers; optical preamplification; pseudorandom bit stream; transimpedance amplifiers; very compact 16-channel WDM receiver; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Bit rate; Optical amplifiers; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Signal detection; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002

Print_ISBN

1-55752-701-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.2002.1036359

Filename

1036359