Title :
Electro-optic threshold comparator based on multimode interference
Author :
Ehrlichman, Yossef ; Amrani, Ofer ; Ruschin, Shlomo
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Tel Aviv Univ., Tel-Aviv, Israel
Abstract :
A device with step-like O/E response is described. The proposed comparator consists of silicon-based Multimode Interference couplers and phase shifters delivering a set of sine-wave responses of different amplitudes and phases which are superimposed according to the Fourier series representation of a square-wave.
Keywords :
comparators (circuits); electro-optical devices; integrated optics; optical couplers; optical phase shifters; silicon; Fourier series representation; electro-optic threshold comparator; optical phase shifters; silicon based multimode interference couplers; sine ave response; square-wave synthesis; Couplers; Fourier series; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical receivers; Phase shifters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Santa Fe, NM
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5061-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5062-4
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2013.6552934
