Slow-light enhanced nonlinear transfer function for 2R regeneration in 2D silicon photonic crystals at 10 Gb/s

Corcoran, BillMonat, ChristellePudo, DominikPelusi, MarkWhite, ThomasO'Faolain, LiamKrauss, Thomas F.Eggleton, Benjamin J.Moss, David J2015-12-10October 4-9781424436804http://hdl.handle.net/1885/65990We report a nonlinear power transfer function generated through slow-light enhanced nonlinear absorption in silicon photonic crystal waveguides. Pulse regeneration and error reduction in a 10 Gb/s pseudo-random bit signal are observed.Keywords: 10 Gb/ S; 2R regeneration; Error reduction; Nonlinear absorptions; Nonlinear power transfer functions; Nonlinear transfer functions; Pseudo random; Silicon photonic crystals; Slow light; Laser optics; Photonic devices; Transfer functions; Two dimensional;Slow-light enhanced nonlinear transfer function for 2R regeneration in 2D silicon photonic crystals at 10 Gb/s200910.1109/LEOS.2009.53431362016-02-24