Demonstrated 4×4 Gbps Silicon Photonic Integrated Parallel Electronic to WDM Interface

Abstract

A 4x4 Gbps microring modulator cascade with the ability to directly convert parallel electrical bus data into multiple-wavelength optical signals in a single silicon-on-insulator waveguide interface is demonstrated with < 10- <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">12</sup> bit error rates.copy2006 Optical Society of America