Title :
Silicon/silica-hybrid delay line interferometer for DPSK demodulation
Author :
Kou, Rai ; Fukuda, Hiroshi ; Tsuchizawa, Tai ; Nishi, Hidetaka ; Hiraki, Tatsuro ; Yamada, Koji
Author_Institution :
Microsyst. Integration Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
A 1-bit delay line interferometer based on silicon/silica-hybrid waveguides is demonstrated for a differential phase-shift keying (DPSK) demodulator. A 10-Gb/s NRZ-DPSK signal is demodulated with error-free operation in telecommunications bands.
Keywords :
demodulation; differential phase shift keying; integrated optoelectronics; light interferometers; optical delay lines; optical modulation; optical waveguides; silicon compounds; silicon-on-insulator; DPSK demodulation; NRZ-DPSK signal demodulation; Si-SiO2; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; differential phase-shift keying demodulator; error-free operation; silicon-silica-hybrid delay line interferometer; silicon-silica-hybrid waveguides; telecommunication bands; Demodulation; Differential phase shift keying; Erbium; Optical interferometry; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2012 IEEE 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0826-8
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2012.6324124
