Coupling-modulated microrings for DPSK modulation

A coupling-modulated microring in an add-drop configuration for DPSK that uses the π phase-flip in a 2×2 Mach-Zehnder interferometer coupler for the modulation is proposed. The concept is demonstrated in silicon-on-insulator at 10 Gb/s.

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Main Authors: Sacher, Wesley D., Green, William M. J., Assefa, Solomon, Gill, Douglas M., Barwicz, Tymon, Khater, Marwan, Kiewra, Edward, Reinholm, Carol, Shank, Steven M., Vlasov, Yurii A., Poon, Joyce K. S.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Couplings
Differential phase shift keying
Optical modulation
Ports (Computers)
Silicon
Tuners
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Summary:A coupling-modulated microring in an add-drop configuration for DPSK that uses the π phase-flip in a 2×2 Mach-Zehnder interferometer coupler for the modulation is proposed. The concept is demonstrated in silicon-on-insulator at 10 Gb/s.
ISSN:2160-8989
2160-9004
DOI:10.1364/CLEO_SI.2013.CTu2F.3