160-Gb/s Optical OFDM Demultiplexer based on Photonic Ring Resonators

A novel all-optical OFDM demultiplexer based on integrated photonic ring resonators (RR) is proposed and its performance validated. The proposed optical OFDM demultiplexer overcome the processing speed limits introduced by electronics and is suitable for very large scale integration, providing a com...

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Autores: Vilar Mateo, Ruth, Ramos, Francisco|||0000-0003-1514-2792, Martí Sendra, Javier
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/61357
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/61357
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Optical Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
Ring Resonators (RR)
Integrated Photonic devices
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Sumario:A novel all-optical OFDM demultiplexer based on integrated photonic ring resonators (RR) is proposed and its performance validated. The proposed optical OFDM demultiplexer overcome the processing speed limits introduced by electronics and is suitable for very large scale integration, providing a compact and cost-effective solution. The performance of this device considering a Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) platform has been demonstrated by demultiplexing a 160-Gb/s (4- subcarrier x 40-Gb/s) OFDM signal. Simulations results show excellent BER performance with error-free operation for each demultiplexed subchannel.