Wavelength conversion of complex modulation formats in a compact SiGe waveguide
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| Authors | Ettabib M.A., Lacava C., Liu Z., Bogris A., Kapsalis A., Brun M., Labeye P., Nicoletti S., Syvridis D., Richardson D.J., Petropoulos P. |
| Year | 2017-0159 |
| Source-Title | Optics Express |
| Affiliations | Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Ilissia, Greece, Department of Informatics, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Egaleo, Athens, Greece, CEA-Leti MINATEC Campus, 17 rue des Martyrs, Grenoble Cedex 9, France |
| Abstract | We report a nonlinear signal processing system based on a SiGe waveguide suitable for high spectral efficiency data signals. Four-wave-mixing (FWM)-based wavelength conversion of 10-Gbaud 16-Quadrature amplitude modulated (QAM) and 64-QAM signals is demonstrated with less than -10-dB conversion efficiency (CE), 36-dB idler optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR), negligible bit error ratio (BER) penalty and a 3-dB conversion bandwidth exceeding 30nm. The SiGe device was CW-pumped and operated in a passive scheme without giving rise to any two-photon absorption (TPA) effects. © 2017 Optical Society of America. |
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| Index-Keywords | Efficiency, Luminescence of organic solids, Optical communication, Optical signal processing, Signal processing, Signal to noise ratio, Silicon alloys, Two photon processes, Waveguides, Amplitude modulated, Bit error ratio (BER), Complex modulation, Data signals, High spectral efficiency, Non-linear signal processing, Optical signal to noise ratio, Two photon absorption, Four wave mixing |
| ISSN | 10944087 |
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