title: Microring-based multi-chip WDM photonic module.
abstract: We report on a packaged prototype of a WDM photonic transceiver. It is an all-solid state hybrid assembly based on 130nm SOI photonic circuitry integrated with a 40nm CMOS VLSI driver. Our prototype supports eight tunable WDM channels operating at 10Gb/s, each capable of both transmitting and receiving data on the same chip. We discuss two options to close the link using the optical fiber or a waveguide bridge chip. We provide integration details and supporting link measurement data to describe packaged photonic module and its power efficient functionality with its on-chip power per channel averaging 1.3pJ/bit, excluding off-chip laser electrical power.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shubin
authors.forename: Xuezhe
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authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Hiren
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thacker
authors.forename: Stevan S
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authors.lastname: Djordjevic
authors.forename: Shiyun
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authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Philip
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authors.lastname: Amberg
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authors.lastname: Yao
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authors.lastname: Lexau
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authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Frankie
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authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Namseok
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authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Kannan
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authors.lastname: Raj
authors.forename: Ron
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authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: John E
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authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: Ashok V
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authors.lastname: Krishnamoorthy