Single-chip 40-channel InP transmitter photonic integrated circuit capable of aggregate data rate of 1.6 Tbit/s

Nagarajan, Radhakrishnan; Kato, Masaki; Pleumeekers, J.L.; Evans, Pete; Lambert, Damien; Chen, A.; Dominic, Vince; Mathur, A.; Chavarkar, P.; Missey, M.; Dentai, A.G.; Hurtt, S.; Bäck, Johan; Muthiah, R.; Murthy, S.; Salvatore, R.A.; Grubb, Steve; Joyner, C.H.; Rossi, J. A.; Schneider, Richard; Ziari, M.; Kish, Fred; Welch, David

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“…Shortly after, in 2006, Infinera published a 40-channel WDM transmitter with 241 components [26]. Recent devices with a very high complexity are an all-optical tunable 8 × 8 wavelength router with more than 175 components by Nicholes [27] in 2009 and a 100-channel Arbitrary Waveform Generator with more than 300 components by Soares [28] in 2010.…”

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Moore's law in photonics

Smit¹,

Tol²,

Hill³

2011

Laser & Photonics Reviews

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Moore's law in photonics

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Tol²,

Hill³

2011

Laser & Photonics Reviews

236

152

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“…The new century brought a significant increase in complexity: WDM receiver and transmitter chips with 44-51 components by Tolstikhin (2003) [23], ThreeFivePhotonics (2004) [24] and Infinera (2005) [25]. Shortly after, in 2006, Infinera published a 40-channel WDM transmitter with 241 components [26]. Recent devices with a very high complexity are an all-optical tunable 8 × 8 wavelength router with more than 175 components by Nicholes et al [27] in 2009 and a 100-channel Arbitrary Waveform Generator with more than 300 components by Soares et al [28] in 2010.…”

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GENERIC INP-BASED INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGY: PRESENT AND PROSPECTS (Invited Review)

Gilardi¹,

Smit²

2014

PIER

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Abstract-The generic foundry approach will lead to a revolution in micro and nanophotonics, just as it did in microelectronics thirty years ago. Generic integration leads to a drastic reduction in the entry costs for developing Photonic Integrated Circuits. Integrated circuits using generic integration open up a whole new range of applications including data communications, fiber-to-the-home, fiber sensors, gas sensing, medical diagnostics, metrology and consumer photonics. Present status and prospects of InP-based photonic foundry technology are reviewed.

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“…The MWT reported here is based on the operational principle of a linear arrayed waveguide grating-based laser (AWGL) [5,6] and is an alternative design to the MWTs presented in [7,8]. The wavelength-selective mirrors, implemented as DBR-based gratings, will prevent lasing of the source in unwanted AWG orders, thus guaranteeing operation in the central free spectral range [6].…”

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“…These are fabrication runs in a standardized foundry process in which a number of different designs are combined on a single wafer, thus sharing the cost of a run. This approach has been practiced for a few years in silicon photonics, but recently it has become also available for advanced InP-based integration processes [3,4].The MWT reported here is based on the operational principle of a linear arrayed waveguide grating-based laser (AWGL) [5,6] and is an alternative design to the MWTs presented in [7,8]. The wavelength-selective mirrors, implemented as DBR-based gratings, will prevent lasing of the source in unwanted AWG orders, thus guaranteeing operation in the central free spectral range [6].…”

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AWG-DBR-based WDM Transmitter fabricated in an InP Generic Foundry Platform

Lawniczuk

Kazmierski

Wale

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Optical Fiber Communication Conference

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Abstract:We report a novel narrow-linewidth WDM transmitter operating at 10 Gbps per transmission channel with 275 kHz optical linewidth. The device, which integrates an AWGbased laser using selective DBR-mirrors with a Mach-Zehnder modulator array, has been fabricated in a multi-project wafer run in a generic InP-based foundry process. IntroductionIn this paper we present a novel 8-channel multiwavelength transmitter (MWT) with very narrow linewidth, realized in a generic indium phosphide (InP)-based foundry process [1,2]. The generic foundry approach allows for rapid prototyping at low cost, by participating in so called Multi-Project Wafer runs. These are fabrication runs in a standardized foundry process in which a number of different designs are combined on a single wafer, thus sharing the cost of a run. This approach has been practiced for a few years in silicon photonics, but recently it has become also available for advanced InP-based integration processes [3,4].The MWT reported here is based on the operational principle of a linear arrayed waveguide grating-based laser (AWGL) [5,6] and is an alternative design to the MWTs presented in [7,8]. The wavelength-selective mirrors, implemented as DBR-based gratings, will prevent lasing of the source in unwanted AWG orders, thus guaranteeing operation in the central free spectral range [6]. The schematic and a photograph of the fabricated circuit are presented in Fig. 1. The cavity of the AWGL is formed between the highly reflective (HR) coated cleaved facet of the chip and the DBR grating. Because the DBR mirrors can be positioned freely on the chip, the length of the laser cavity can be reduced and the longitudinal mode spacing can be controlled. Recently reported on-chip mirrors, multi-mode interference reflectors [9] also provide such flexibility, but are broadband and therefore cannot be used as wavelength selective filters. In our configuration employing DBR gratings, we obtain single mode operation without mode hops and a narrow linewidth thanks to the relatively long extended cavity of the AWGL. The sources are easier to drive, as compared to traditional AWGLs. In addition, the tuning precision can be enhanced by introducing phase elements (PH) within the resonant cavity.

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Single-chip 40-channel InP transmitter photonic integrated circuit capable of aggregate data rate of 1.6 Tbit/s

Cited by 66 publications

References 2 publications

Moore's law in photonics

Moore's law in photonics

GENERIC INP-BASED INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGY: PRESENT AND PROSPECTS (Invited Review)

AWG-DBR-based WDM Transmitter fabricated in an InP Generic Foundry Platform

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