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Chip-scale optical frequency comb sources for terabit communications

Marin-Palomo, Pablo

Abstract (englisch):

The number of devices connected to the internet and the required data transmission speeds are increasing exponentially. To keep up with this trend, data center interconnects should scale up to provide multi-Tbit/s connectivity. With typical distances from a few kilometers to 100 km, these links require the use of a high number of WDM channels. The associated transceivers should have low cost and footprint. The scalability of the number of channels, however, is still limited by the lack of adequate optical sources.
In this book, we investigate novel chip-scale frequency comb generators as multi-wavelength light sources in WDM links. With a holistic model, we estimate the performance of comb-based WDM links, and we compare the transmission performance of different comb generator types, namely a quantum-dash mode-locked laser diode and a microresonator-based Kerr comb generator. We characterize their potential for massively-parallel WDM transmission with various transmission experiments. Combined with photonic integrated circuits, these comb sources offer a path towards highly scalable, compact, and energy-efficient Tbit/s transceivers.


Volltext §
DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000134658
Veröffentlicht am 28.07.2021
Cover der Publikation
Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Photonik und Quantenelektronik (IPQ)
Karlsruhe School of Optics & Photonics (KSOP)
Publikationstyp Hochschulschrift
Publikationsdatum 28.07.2021
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator KITopen-ID: 1000134658
Verlag Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Umfang xiv, 197 S.
Art der Arbeit Dissertation
Fakultät Fakultät für Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik (ETIT)
Institut Institut für Photonik und Quantenelektronik (IPQ)
Prüfungsdatum 26.02.2021
Schlagwörter frequency combs, WDM communications, Tbit/s transmission, integrated frequency combs, solitons, Quantum-dash lasers, mode-locked lasers
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Referent/Betreuer Koos, C.
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