Silicon photonics for high-capacity data communications

Y Shi, Y Zhang, Y Wan, Y Yu, Y Zhang, X Hu… - Photonics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
In recent years, optical modulators, photodetectors,(de) multiplexers, and heterogeneously
integrated lasers based on silicon optical platforms have been verified. The performance of …

Efficient 330-Gb/s PAM-8 modulation using silicon microring modulators

DWU Chan, X Wu, C Lu, APT Lau, HK Tsang - Optics Letters, 2023 - opg.optica.org
We propose and demonstrate a high-efficiency silicon microring modulator for next-
generation optical transmitters operating at line rates above 300 Gb/s. The modulator …

C-band 67? GHz silicon photonic microring modulator for dispersion-uncompensated 100 Gbaud PAM-4

DWU Chan, X Wu, Z Zhang, C Lu, APT Lau… - Optics Letters, 2022 - opg.optica.org
A very-high-bandwidth integrated silicon microring modulator (MRM) designed on a
commercial silicon photonics (SiP) platform for C-band operation is presented. The MRM …

Net 400-Gbps/λ IMDD transmission using a single-DAC DSP-free transmitter and a thin-film lithium niobate MZM

E Berikaa, MS Alam, DV Plant - Optics Letters, 2022 - opg.optica.org
The insatiable growth of datacenter traffic mandates increasing the capacity of cost-effective
intensity modulation direct detection (IMDD) systems to meet the foreseen demand. This …

TFLN MZMs and next-Gen DACs: enabling beyond 400 Gbps IMDD O-band and C-band transmission

E Berikaa, MS Alam, W Li, S Bernal… - IEEE Photonics …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As internet traffic demand continues to increase, high-speed electro-optic modulators and
high-bandwidth RF components are needed to stretch intensity modulation direct detection …

Thin-film BTO-based modulators enabling 200 Gb/s data rates with sub 1 Vpp drive signal

F Eltes, W Li, E Berikaa, MS Alam, S Bernal… - Optical Fiber …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Thin-film BTO-based modulators enabling 200 Gb/s data rates with sub 1 Page 1 Thin-film
BTO-based modulators enabling 200 Gb/s data rates with sub 1 Vpp drive signal Felix Eltes1 …

Ultra-wide free-spectral-range silicon microring modulator for high capacity WDM

DWU Chan, X Wu, Z Zhang, C Lu… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Silicon microring modulators (MRM) are a promising technology for next generation
datacenter interconnects, where migration to higher data capacities will require the …

[HTML][HTML] Silicon photonics for high-speed communications and photonic signal processing

X Zhou, D Yi, DWU Chan, HK Tsang - npj Nanophotonics, 2024 - nature.com
Leveraging on the mature processing infrastructure of silicon microelectronics, silicon
photonic integrated circuits may be readily scaled to large volume production for low-cost …

[HTML][HTML] Near-IR & Mid-IR Silicon Photonics Modulators

GV Georgiev, W Cao, W Zhang, L Ke, DJ Thomson… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
As the silicon photonics field matures and a data-hungry future looms ahead, new
technologies are required to keep up pace with the increase in capacity demand. In this …

Net 350 Gbps/λ IMDD transmission enabled by high bandwidth thin-film lithium niobate MZM

MS Alam, E Berikaa, DV Plant - IEEE Photonics Technology …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We demonstrate ultra-high-speed data transmission at a symbol rate up to 144 Gbaud using
thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) modulator in an intensity modulation direct-detection (IMDD) …