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Optics Express

  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 20, Iss. 25 — Dec. 3, 2012
  • pp: 27420–27428

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Cascaded modulator architecture for WDM applications

Kapil Debnath, Liam O’Faolain, Frederic Y. Gardes, Andreas G. Steffan, Graham T. Reed, and Thomas F. Krauss  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 25, pp. 27420-27428 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.027420


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Abstract

Integration density, channel scalability, low switching energy and low insertion loss are the major prerequisites for on-chip WDM systems. A number of device geometries have already been demonstrated that fulfill these criteria, at least in part, but combining all of the requirements is still a difficult challenge. Here, we propose and demonstrate a novel architecture consisting of an array of photonic crystal modulators connected by a dielectric bus waveguide. The device architecture features very high scalability and the modulators operate with an AC energy consumption of less than 1fJ/bit. Furthermore, we demonstrate cascadeability and multichannel operation by using a comb laser as the source that simultaneously drives 5 channels.

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OCIS Codes
(130.3120) Integrated optics : Integrated optics devices
(230.2090) Optical devices : Electro-optical devices
(250.5300) Optoelectronics : Photonic integrated circuits
(350.4238) Other areas of optics : Nanophotonics and photonic crystals

ToC Category:
Integrated Optics

History
Original Manuscript: September 18, 2012
Revised Manuscript: November 10, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: November 14, 2012
Published: November 26, 2012

Citation
Kapil Debnath, Liam O’Faolain, Frederic Y. Gardes, Andreas G. Steffan, Graham T. Reed, and Thomas F. Krauss, "Cascaded modulator architecture for WDM applications," Opt. Express 20, 27420-27428 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-25-27420


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