Optical time division multiplexer on silicon chip.
In this work, we experimentally demonstrate a novel broadband optical time division multiplexer (OTDM) on a silicon chip. The fabricated devices generate 20 Gb/s and 40 Gb/s signals starting from a 5 Gb/s input signal. The proposed design has a small footprint of 1mm x 1mm. The system is inherently broadband with a bandwidth of over 100nm making it suitable for high-speed optical networks on chip.
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Abdelsalam A
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Microsystems Engineering, Kate Gleason College of Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623, USA. axa8863@rit.edu
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Ali W
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Stefan F
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D003198:Computer Simulation; D004581:Electronics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D007834:Lasers; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008904:Miniaturization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D055095:Optics and Photonics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D012825:Silicon
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