Title :
Slow-light enhanced nonlinear transfer function for 2R regeneration in 2D silicon photonic crystals at 10 Gb/s
Author :
Corcoran, B. ; Monat, C. ; Pudo, D. ; Pelusi, M. ; White, T.P. ; O´Faolain, L. ; Krauss, T.F. ; Eggleton, B.J. ; Moss, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We report a nonlinear power transfer function generated through slow-light enhanced nonlinear absorption in silicon photonic crystal waveguides. Pulse regeneration and error reduction in a 10 Gb/s pseudo-random bit signal are observed.
Keywords :
light absorption; optical repeaters; optical transfer function; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; silicon; slow light; 2D silicon photonic crystal; 2R regeneration; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; error reduction; nonlinear absorption; nonlinear power transfer function; photonic crystal waveguide; pseudorandom bit signal; pulse regeneration; slow-light enhanced nonlinear transfer function; Bit error rate; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical distortion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Silicon; Transfer functions; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Belek-Antalya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343136
