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25-Gbps/ch Error-Free Operation over 300-m MMF of Low-Power-Consumption Silicon-Photonics-Based Chip-Scale Optical I/O Cores

Kenichiro YASHIKI, Toshinori UEMURA, Mitsuru KURIHARA, Yasuyuki SUZUKI, Masatoshi TOKUSHIMA, Yasuhiko HAGIHARA, Kazuhiko KURATA

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Aiming to solve the input/output (I/O) bottleneck concerning next-generation interconnections, 5×5-millimeters-squared silicon-photonics-based chip-scale optical transmitters/receivers (TXs/RXs) — called “optical I/O cores” — were developed. In addition to having a compact footprint, by employing low-power-consumption integrated circuits (ICs), as well as providing multimode-fiber (MMF) transmission in the O band and a user-friendly interface, the developed optical I/O cores allow common ease of use with applications such as multi-chip modules (MCMs) and active optical cables (AOCs). The power consumption of their hybrid-integrated ICs is 5mW/Gbps. Their high-density user-friendly optical interface has a spot-size-converter (SSC) function and permits the physical contact against the outer waveguides. As a result, they provide large enough misalignment tolerance to allow use of passive alignment and visual alignment. In a performance test, they demonstrated 25-Gbps/ch error-free operation over 300-m MMF.

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Electronics Vol.E99-C No.2 pp.148-156
Publication Date
2016/02/01
Publicized
Online ISSN
1745-1353
DOI
10.1587/transele.E99.C.148
Type of Manuscript
Special Section INVITED PAPER (Special Section on Recent Advances in Photonics Technologies and Their Applications)
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Authors

Kenichiro YASHIKI
  Photonics Electronics Technology Research Association (PETRA)
Toshinori UEMURA
  Photonics Electronics Technology Research Association (PETRA)
Mitsuru KURIHARA
  Photonics Electronics Technology Research Association (PETRA)
Yasuyuki SUZUKI
  Photonics Electronics Technology Research Association (PETRA)
Masatoshi TOKUSHIMA
  Photonics Electronics Technology Research Association (PETRA)
Yasuhiko HAGIHARA
  Photonics Electronics Technology Research Association (PETRA)
Kazuhiko KURATA
  Photonics Electronics Technology Research Association (PETRA)

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