학술논문
Multi-dimensional data transmission using inverse-designed silicon photonics and microcombs.
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article
Author
Yang, Ki Youl; Shirpurkar, Chinmay; White, Alexander D; Zang, Jizhao; Chang, Lin; Ashtiani, Farshid; Guidry, Melissa A; Lukin, Daniil M; Pericherla, Srinivas V; Yang, Joshua; Kwon, Hyounghan; Lu, Jesse; Ahn, Geun Ho; Van Gasse, Kasper; Jin, Yan; Yu, Su-Peng; Briles, Travis C; Stone, Jordan R; Carlson, David R; Song, Hao; Zou, Kaiheng; Zhou, Huibin; Pang, Kai; Hao, Han; Trask, Lawrence; Li, Mingxiao; Netherton, Andy; Rechtman, Lior; Stone, Jeffery S; Skarda, Jinhee L; Su, Logan; Vercruysse, Dries; MacLean, Jean-Philippe W; Aghaeimeibodi, Shahriar; Li, Ming-Jun; Miller, David AB; Marom, Dan M; Willner, Alan E; Bowers, John E; Papp, Scott B; Delfyett, Peter J; Aflatouni, Firooz; Vučković, Jelena
Source
Nature communications. 13(1)
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Abstract
The use of optical interconnects has burgeoned as a promising technology that can address the limits of data transfer for future high-performance silicon chips. Recent pushes to enhance optical communication have focused on developing wavelength-division multiplexing technology, and new dimensions of data transfer will be paramount to fulfill the ever-growing need for speed. Here we demonstrate an integrated multi-dimensional communication scheme that combines wavelength- and mode- multiplexing on a silicon photonic circuit. Using foundry-compatible photonic inverse design and spectrally flattened microcombs, we demonstrate a 1.12-Tb/s natively error-free data transmission throughout a silicon nanophotonic waveguide. Furthermore, we implement inverse-designed surface-normal couplers to enable multimode optical transmission between separate silicon chips throughout a multimode-matched fibre. All the inverse-designed devices comply with the process design rules for standard silicon photonic foundries. Our approach is inherently scalable to a multiplicative enhancement over the state of the art silicon photonic transmitters.