Title :
Low-power 10 Gbit/s RZ-OOK all-optical modulation using a novel photonic-crystal Fano switch
Author :
Yi Yu ; Hao Hu ; Heuck, Mikkel ; Peucheret, Christophe ; Weiqi Xue ; Yaohui Chen ; Oxenlowe, Leif K. ; Yvind, Kresten ; Mork, Jesper
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
We demonstrate a novel photonic-crystal nanocavity switch based on a Fano resonance. Compared to conventional structures with Lorentzian lineshape, the Fano resonance reduces the switching energy and suppresses patterning effects, allowing experimental demonstration of 10 Gbit/s RZ-OOK all-optical modulation with input powers less than 1 mW.
Keywords :
amplitude shift keying; integrated optics; nanophotonics; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; optical switches; photonic crystals; Fano resonance; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; low-power 10 Gbit/s RZ-OOK all-optical modulation; patterning effects suppression; photonic-crystal Fano switch; photonic-crystal nanocavity switch; return-to-zero on-off keying; switching energy reduction; Bit error rate; Cavity resonators; Modulation; Optical switches; Photonics; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6963997
