Fast 100-channel wavelength selectors integrated on silicon

Timo Aalto; Mikko Harjanne; Markku Kapulainen; Sami Ylinen; Ludwig Mörl

doi:10.1117/12.874592

27 January 2011 Fast 100-channel wavelength selectors integrated on silicon

Timo Aalto, Mikko Harjanne, Markku Kapulainen, Sami Ylinen, Ludwig Mörl

Proceedings Volume 7943, Silicon Photonics VI; 79430V (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.874592
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2011, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

We present the design, fabrication and characterisation of wavelength selectors integrated on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) chips. The devices are able to select one out of 100 or 110 wavelength channels, that could each be modulated at 10 Gb/s. This represents an aggregate input data rate of 1 Tb/s. Wavelength selection is based on successive arrayed waveguide gratings (AWGs) and semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) arrays hybrid integrated on SOI. The passed wavelength channel is coupled to a hybrid integrated photodiode. The sub-ns response time of the SOAs enables very fast wavelength selection that can be exploited in various communication applications.

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Timo Aalto, Mikko Harjanne, Markku Kapulainen, Sami Ylinen, and Ludwig Mörl "Fast 100-channel wavelength selectors integrated on silicon", Proc. SPIE 7943, Silicon Photonics VI, 79430V (27 January 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.874592

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