Title :
SOI Delay Interferometer with Tuned Polarization Dependent Wavelength Shift for 40 Gbit/s DPSK Demodulation
Author :
Voigt, K. ; Zimmermann, L. ; Winzer, G. ; Mitze, T. ; Bruns, J. ; Petermann, K. ; Schubert, C.
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. Berlin, Berlin
Abstract :
An SOI delay interferometer (DI) manufactured in 4 mum rib waveguide technology with tuned polarization dependent wavelength (PDWL) shift is presented. CW device performance & DPSK demodulation functionality in a 40 Gbit´s testbed are demonstrated.
Keywords :
demodulation; differential phase shift keying; optical communication equipment; optical tuning; optical waveguides; rib waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; DPSK demodulation; SOI delay interferometer; Si-SiO2; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; rib waveguide technology; size 4 mum; tuned polarization-dependent wavelength shift; Birefringence; Demodulation; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Filters; Laser tuning; Optical waveguides; Polarization; Propagation delay; Silicon on insulator technology; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2007 4th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0934-1
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2007.4347650
