Title :
10Gbps monolithic silicon FTTH transceiver without laser diode for a new PON configuration
Author :
Zhang, Jing ; Liow, Tsung-Yang ; Lo, Guo-Qiang ; Kwong, Dim-Lee
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Microelectron., A*STAR (Agency for Sci., Technol. & Res.), Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
A new PON configuration and novel silicon photonic transceiver architecture for ONU are proposed, eliminating the need for an internal laser source in ONU. The Si transceiver is fully monolithic and demonstrates low-cost high-volume manufacturability.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; optical communication equipment; optical fibre subscriber loops; silicon; transceivers; FTTH; ONU; PON; Si; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; manufacturability; monolithic silicon transceiver; Diode lasers; III-V semiconductor materials; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical filters; Optical network units; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks; Silicon; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1