• DocumentCode
    2459049
  • Title

    Nanophotonic Viterbi decoding

  • Author

    Frumkin, Ted ; Meiri, Amihai ; Zalevsky, Zeev

  • Author_Institution
    Bar Ilan Univ., Ramat Gan, Israel
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    14-17 Nov. 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    An all optical Viterbi decoder on a silicon chip was designed. The device is composed of an optical memory cell and two interfering input arms that use QPSK modulation to encode the incoming bits. The device has a shape of a ring resonator with a size of just a few micrometers and relies on the coupling of modes. Data processing of a few picoseconds is within the ability of the device.
  • Keywords
    Viterbi decoding; elemental semiconductors; integrated optoelectronics; nanophotonics; optical communication; optical modulation; optical resonators; optical storage; quadrature phase shift keying; silicon; QPSK modulation; Si; all-optical Viterbi decoder; data processing; nanophotonic Viterbi decoding; optic communication data; optical memory cell; ring resonator; silicon chip; Couplers; Couplings; Decoding; Optical device fabrication; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Viterbi algorithm;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electrical & Electronics Engineers in Israel (IEEEI), 2012 IEEE 27th Convention of
  • Conference_Location
    Eilat
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-4682-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EEEI.2012.6377149
  • Filename
    6377149