High-Speed InP-Integrated Pre-Amplified Demodulator for WDM-DPSK Signals

Author

Contestabile, Giampiero ; Velha, Philippe ; Andriolli, Nicola

Author_Institution

Scuola Superiore Sant´Anna, Pisa, Italy

Volume

27

Issue

24

fYear

2015

Firstpage

2547

Lastpage

2550

Abstract

A compact demodulator for wavelength division multiplexed (WDM)-differential phase shift keying signals monolithically integrated in an InP platform with a semiconductor optical pre-amplifier is reported. The photonic integrated circuit, made by an semiconductor optical amplifier and an ad hoc arrayed waveguide grating (AWG), is designed for the simultaneous demodulation of a WDM comb in a single circuit thanks to narrow filtering. The demodulation of 56-Gb/s channels on the eight, 100-GHz-spaced, AWG outputs is experimentally demonstrated.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; arrayed waveguide gratings; channel spacing; demodulators; differential phase shift keying; indium compounds; integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical waveguide filters; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; AWG outputs; InP; WDM comb; WDM-DPSK signals; ad hoc arrayed waveguide grating; channel demodulation; compact demodulator; high-speed InP-integrated preamplified demodulator; narrow filtering; photonic integrated circuit; semiconductor optical preamplifier; wavelength division multiplexed-differential phase shift keying signals; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Demodulation; Differential phase shift keying; Indium phosphide; Optical attenuators; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength division multiplexing; Differential phase shift keying (DPSK); InP photonic integrated circuits; Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA); differential phase shift keying (DPSK); semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2015.2475596

Filename

7244197