Optical differential-phase-shift-keying demodulation using a silicon microring resonator

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 295-297

  Xu, Lin ^a   Li, Chao ^a   Wong, Chiyan ^a   Tsang, Hon Ki ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Differential phase shift keying (DPSK) demodulator; Frequency discriminator; Microring resonator

Indexed keywords

DEMODULATION; DEMODULATORS; DISCRIMINATORS; ERROR DETECTION; OPTICAL RESONATORS; PHASE SHIFT; RESONATORS;

10 GB/ S; BIT RATES; DIFFERENTIAL-PHASE-SHIFT-KEYING (DPSK) DEMODULATOR; FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATOR; LOW-POWER; MACH-ZEHNDER DELAY INTERFEROMETERS; MICRORING RESONATOR; NON-ZERO DISPERSION-SHIFTED FIBERS; OPTICAL DIFFERENTIALS; OPTICAL TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS; POWER PENALTIES; SILICON-BASED; SINGLE-ENDED; ULTRA SMALLS;

PHASE SHIFT KEYING;

EID: 61349118189     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2008.2010873     Document Type: Article

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