Survey of photonic and plasmonic interconnect technologies for intra-datacenter and high-performance computing communications

CA Thraskias, EN Lallas, N Neumann… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Large scale data centers (DC) and high performance computing (HPC) systems require
more and more computing power at higher energy efficiency. They are already consuming …

Co-packaged optics (CPO): status, challenges, and solutions

M Tan, J Xu, S Liu, J Feng, H Zhang, C Yao… - Frontiers of …, 2023 - Springer
Due to the rise of 5G, IoT, AI, and high-performance computing applications, datacenter
traffic has grown at a compound annual growth rate of nearly 30%. Furthermore, nearly three …

A 40-Gb/s optical transceiver front-end in 45 nm SOI CMOS

J Kim, JF Buckwalter - IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A low-power, 40-Gb/s optical transceiver front-end is demonstrated in a 45-nm silicon-on-
insulator (SOI) CMOS process. Both single-ended and differential optical modulators are …

A dual-polarization silicon-photonic coherent transmitter supporting 552 Gb/s/wavelength

AH Ahmed, A El Moznine, D Lim, Y Ma… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Coherent optical links improve spectral efficiency over their intensity-modulation direct-
detect (IM-DD) counterparts using advanced modulation schemes such as quadrature …

A Monolithically Integrated Segmented Linear Driver and Modulator in EPIC 0.25- m SiGe:C BiCMOS Platform

P Rito, IG López, D Petousi… - IEEE Transactions …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a monolithically integrated segmented linear driver and Mach-Zehnder
modulator (MZM) are presented. The transmitter is fabricated in electronic-photonic …

Linear large-swing push–pull SiGe BiCMOS drivers for silicon photonics modulators

A Zandieh, P Schvan… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The analysis, design, and experimental characterization of a novel class of large-swing low
output-impedance push-pull SiGe BiCMOS drivers are discussed. The circuits, which …

30.6 a 6v swing 3.6% thd> 40ghz driver with 4.5× bandwidth extension for a 272gb/s dual-polarization 16-qam silicon photonic transmitter

AH Ahmed, D Lim, A Elmoznine, Y Ma… - … Solid-State Circuits …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Traditionally, the high-performance optical coherent communication TX has been a discrete
assembly based on LiNbO 3 modulators and III-V drivers. While delivering high bandwidth …

A DC-90-GHz 4- Modulator Driver in a 0.13- SiGe:C BiCMOS Process

P Rito, IG Lopez, A Awny, M Ko… - IEEE Transactions …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a linear driver for optical modulators in a 0.13-μm SiGe: C BiCMOS technology
with f T/f max of 300/500 GHz is presented. The design is implemented following a …

A 1.25-GHz multi-amplitude modulator driver in 0.18 μm SiGe BiCOMOS technology for high speed quantum key distribution

ZY Chen, CX Zhu, ZS Huang, Y Li, XZ Wang… - Review of Scientific …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Quantum key distribution (QKD) research has yielded highly fruitful results and is currently
undergoing an industrialization transformation. In QKD systems, electro-optic modulators are …

A DC-90 GHz 4-Vpp differential linear driver in a 0.13 μm SiGe: C BiCMOS technology for optical modulators

P Rito, IG Líópez, A Awny, AC Ulusoy… - 2017 IEEE MTT-S …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a linear driver for optical modulators in a 0.13 μm SiGe: C BiCMOS technology
with fT/fmax of 300/500 GHz is presented. The driver is implemented following a distributed …