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RESEARCH PRODUCT

PSA-based phase regeneration of DPSK signals in a silicon germanium waveguide

Adonis BogrisSergio NicolettiDavid J. RichardsonM. BrunAlexandros KapsalisKyle R. H. BottrillMohamed A. EttabibFrancesca ParmigianiPierre LabeyeKamal HammaniPeriklis PetropoulosDimitrios Syvridis

subject

Silicon photonicsMaterials sciencebusiness.industryPhase (waves)Optical polarizationWaveguide (optics)SignalSilicon-germaniumchemistry.chemical_compoundOpticschemistryRegenerative heat exchangerPhase noisebusiness

description

We demonstrate a polarization-assisted PSA-based phase regenerator in a passive low-birefringence SiGe waveguide at low CW pump power. A PSER of 28.6-dB enables a six-fold reduction in phase-error and BER improvement of approximately 2-dB in the regenerated signal.

https://doi.org/10.1109/ecoc.2015.7342011