Title :
Phase preserving wavelength conversion over 6 THz in a silicon coupled resonator optical waveguide
Author :
Morichetti, F. ; Melloni, A. ; Canciamilla, A. ; Ferrari, C. ; Torregiani, M. ; Samarelli, A. ; De La Rue, R.M. ; Sorel, M.
Abstract :
We demonstrated 6-THz wavelength conversion of a 10 Gbit/s DPSK signal via four-wave-mixing in a silicon coupled resonator optical waveguide. The device provides 16 dB enhancement of the conversion efficiency with negligible phase information distortion.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; silicon; DPSK signal; conversion efficiency; four-wave-mixing; negligible phase information distortion; phase preserving wavelength conversion; silicon coupled resonator optical waveguide; Bandwidth; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical distortion; Optical mixing; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Silicon; (130.3120) Integrated optics devices; (190.4380) Nonlinear optics, four-wave mixing; (230.4555) Coupled resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
