Title :
Hybrid-integrated and polarization insensitive 25-Gbaud/s D(Q)PSK receiver based on polymer PLC
Author :
Wang, Jin ; Zawadzki, Crispin ; Mettbach, Nelson ; Brinker, Walter ; Schmidt, Detlef ; Zhang, Ziyang ; Grote, Norbert ; Schell, Martin ; Keil, Norbert
Author_Institution :
Heinrich-Hertz-Inst., Fraunhofer Inst. for Telecommun., Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
We demonstrate a DPSK receiver with a 2×25 GHz photodiode array hybrid-integrated on polymer PLC via 45° mirrors. With a half-wave plate and micro-heaters, the polarization-dependent frequency-shift of the delay-line interferometer can be eliminated.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; integrated optoelectronics; light interferometers; optical delay lines; optical planar waveguides; optical polymers; optical receivers; optical retarders; quadrature phase shift keying; delay-line interferometer; half-wave plate; hybrid-integrated receiver; microheaters; mirrors; photodiode array; planar lightwave circuit; polarization insensitive D(Q)PSK receiver; polarization-dependent frequency-shift; polymer PLC; polymer waveguides; Differential phase shift keying; Heating; Mirrors; Optical interferometry; Optical waveguides; Polymers; Receivers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
