Thin-film BTO-based modulators enabling 200 Gb/s data rates with sub 1 Vpp drive signal
Felix Eltes, Weijia Li, Essam Berikaa, Md Samiul Alam, Santiago Bernal, Cyriel Minkenberg, David V. Plant, Stefan Abel
Abstract
We demonstrate BTO-enhanced silicon photonics enabling compact, low-loss modulator PICs delivering net PAM4 data rates below HD-FEC threshold of 200 Gb/s in a driver-less setup with linear Rx DSP, at 9 fJ/bit electrical power dissipation.
Topics & Concepts
Digital signal processingSIGNAL (programming language)PhotonicsModulation (music)DissipationComputer scienceElectronic engineeringPower (physics)Signal processingSilicon photonicsElectrical engineeringComputer hardwareEngineeringOptoelectronicsPhysicsAcousticsThermodynamicsProgramming languageQuantum mechanicsPhotonic and Optical DevicesNeural Networks and Reservoir ComputingOptical Network Technologies