Abstract
We demonstrate a
$2 \times 100$
Gb/s transmitter and a
$4 \times100$
Gb/s receiver as the key components for multi-100-GbE and 400-GbE
optical interfaces in future intradata center networks. Compared to other approaches,
the two devices can provide significant advantages in terms of number of components,
simplicity, footprint, and cost, as they are capable of serial operation with
nonreturn-to-zero on–off keying format directly at 100 Gb/s. The transmitter is based on
the monolithic integration of a multimode interference coupler with two Mach–Zehnder
modulators on an electro-optic polymer chip, and the hybrid integration of this chip
with an InP laser diode and two multiplexing and driving circuits. The receiver on the
other hand is based on the hybrid integration of a quad array of InP photodiodes with
two demultiplexing circuits. Combining the two devices, we evaluate their transmission
performance over standard single-mode fibers without dispersion compensation and achieve
a BER of 10−10 after 1000 m and a BER below 10−8 after 1625 m at
$2 \times80$
Gb/s, as well as a BER below 10−7 after 1000 m at
$2 \times100$
Gb/s. Future plans including the development of tunable 100 GbE
interfaces for optical circuit-switched domains inside data center networks are also
discussed.
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