Microring-assisted all-optical sub-channel demultiplexing for dense IM/DD access with low-complexity optical network unit
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| Authors | Schrenk B., Mullner P., Fowler D., Boxleitner W., Hainberger R. |
| Year | 2017-0436 |
| Source-Title | International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks |
| Affiliations | AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Donau-City Strasse. 1, Vienna, Austria, CEA-LETI, MINATEC Campus, 17 Rue des Martyrs, Grenoble, France |
| Abstract | Optical access promises high data throughput for the wired and wireless segment. Especially the use of wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) enables the aggregation of massive capacities. The continuously increasing density of communication terminals per network demands ultra-dense WDM architectures, while sub-systems for the insertion and extraction of channels are to be performed cost-effectively. In this work we experimentally demonstrate all-optical demultiplexing of 2.5GHz-spaced WDM sub-channels using a silicon-on-insulator microring resonator. Down- and uplink transmission is shown over a loss budget of 28 dB using direct detection and low-frequency baseband electronics. © 2017 IEEE. |
| Author-Keywords | all-optical signal processing, microring resonator, passive optical networks, ultra-dense WDM |
| Index-Keywords | Budget control, Demultiplexing, Dense wavelength division multiplexing, Optical resonators, Passive optical networks, Resonators, Signal processing, Silicon on insulator technology, Wavelength division multiplexing, All-optical demultiplexing, All-optical signal processing, Communication terminal, Microring resonator, Optical network units, Ultra-dense WDM, Up-link transmissions, Wired and wireless, Transparent optical networks |
| ISSN | 21627339 |
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