• DocumentCode
    3014701
  • Title

    SOI based 2×2 and 4×4 waveguide couplers - evolution from DPSK to DQPSK

  • Author

    Voigt, Karsten ; Zimmermann, Lars ; Winzer, Georg ; Petermann, Klaus

  • Author_Institution
    Tech. Univ. Berlin, Berlin
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    17-19 Sept. 2008
  • Firstpage
    209
  • Lastpage
    211
  • Abstract
    We compare 2 times 2 and 4 times 4 multi-mode interference (MMI) couplers with respect to performance of D(Q)PSK-demodulators. We shall provide simulation and experimental data of MMI-devices realized in 4 mum silicon-on-insulator (SOI) rib waveguide technology.
  • Keywords
    demodulation; differential phase shift keying; electro-optical modulation; integrated optics; optical couplers; rib waveguides; silicon-on-insulator; DPSK demodulators; DQPSK demodulators; MMI-devices; SOI based waveguide couplers; Si-SiO2; multimode interference couplers; phase-shift-keying; rib waveguide technology; silicon-on-insulator; size 4 mum; Bandwidth; Couplers; Demodulation; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Interference; Optical interferometry; Optical waveguides; Phase shift keying; Silicon on insulator technology; Switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Group IV Photonics, 2008 5th IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Cardiff, Wales
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1769-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1768-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GROUP4.2008.4638147
  • Filename
    4638147