A silicon photonic 8λ, x 32Gbps/λ, WDM transceiver with integrated laser array and SOA for optical I/O
Duanni Huang, Z. Xuan, R. Kumar, Cooper S. Levy, Guohai Su, Chaoxuan Ma, Xinru Wu, Songtao Liu, J. Sharma, J. Kim, T. Acikalin, G. Balamuragan, James Jaussi, Haisheng Rong
Abstract
We demonstrate a 256Gbps WDM transceiver with eight 200GHz-spaced wavelengths simultaneously modulated at 32Gbps and <1e-12 BER. The system includes a silicon photonic PIC with integrated lasers, microring modulators, SOAs, Ge photodetectors, and a co-designed CMOS EIC.
Topics & Concepts
TransceiverWavelength-division multiplexingOptoelectronicsPhotonicsSilicon photonicsPhotonic integrated circuitLaserMaterials sciencePhotodetectorSiliconCMOSOpticsWavelengthPhysicsPhotonic and Optical DevicesOptical Network TechnologiesAdvanced Photonic Communication Systems