Investigation on optical interconnect(OI) link performance using external modulator

This paper investigates and analyzes an Optical Interconnect (OI) link using external (indirect) modulation technique. A Continuous Wave (CW) light source with a Mach Zehnder (MZ) modulator is used in the transmitter part and a Si-based waveguide is used as a transmission path. Indium Gallium Arseni...

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Main Authors: Md Sallah, Siti Sarah, Md. Ali, Sawal Hamid, N V Visvanathan, P. Susthitha Menon, Islam, Md. Shabiul, Juhari, Nurjuliana, Ahmad, Siti Anom
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55953/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55953/1/Investigation%20on%20optical%20interconnect%28OI%29%20link%20performance%20using%20external%20modulator.pdf
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author Md Sallah, Siti Sarah
Md. Ali, Sawal Hamid
N V Visvanathan, P. Susthitha Menon
Islam, Md. Shabiul
Juhari, Nurjuliana
Ahmad, Siti Anom
author_facet Md Sallah, Siti Sarah
Md. Ali, Sawal Hamid
N V Visvanathan, P. Susthitha Menon
Islam, Md. Shabiul
Juhari, Nurjuliana
Ahmad, Siti Anom
author_sort Md Sallah, Siti Sarah
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description This paper investigates and analyzes an Optical Interconnect (OI) link using external (indirect) modulation technique. A Continuous Wave (CW) light source with a Mach Zehnder (MZ) modulator is used in the transmitter part and a Si-based waveguide is used as a transmission path. Indium Gallium Arsenide (InGaAs) and Germanium (Ge) materials were applied to observe the performance of Avalanche Photodiode (APD) and P-I-N Photodiode (PIN). In order to evaluate the performance of OI link using external (indirect) modulation, the model of OI link was designed and simulated using OptiSPICE tools. Simulation results on the performance of MZ modulator, power degradation of OI link and receiver sensitivity are reported in this paper.
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spelling upm-559532017-06-30T09:56:51Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55953/ Investigation on optical interconnect(OI) link performance using external modulator Md Sallah, Siti Sarah Md. Ali, Sawal Hamid N V Visvanathan, P. Susthitha Menon Islam, Md. Shabiul Juhari, Nurjuliana Ahmad, Siti Anom This paper investigates and analyzes an Optical Interconnect (OI) link using external (indirect) modulation technique. A Continuous Wave (CW) light source with a Mach Zehnder (MZ) modulator is used in the transmitter part and a Si-based waveguide is used as a transmission path. Indium Gallium Arsenide (InGaAs) and Germanium (Ge) materials were applied to observe the performance of Avalanche Photodiode (APD) and P-I-N Photodiode (PIN). In order to evaluate the performance of OI link using external (indirect) modulation, the model of OI link was designed and simulated using OptiSPICE tools. Simulation results on the performance of MZ modulator, power degradation of OI link and receiver sensitivity are reported in this paper. IEEE 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55953/1/Investigation%20on%20optical%20interconnect%28OI%29%20link%20performance%20using%20external%20modulator.pdf Md Sallah, Siti Sarah and Md. Ali, Sawal Hamid and N V Visvanathan, P. Susthitha Menon and Islam, Md. Shabiul and Juhari, Nurjuliana and Ahmad, Siti Anom (2015) Investigation on optical interconnect(OI) link performance using external modulator. In: 2015 IEEE Regional Symposium on Micro and Nano Electronics (RSM 2015), 19-21 Aug. 2015, Primula Beach Hotel, Kuala Terengganu. . 10.1109/RSM.2015.7354980
spellingShingle Md Sallah, Siti Sarah
Md. Ali, Sawal Hamid
N V Visvanathan, P. Susthitha Menon
Islam, Md. Shabiul
Juhari, Nurjuliana
Ahmad, Siti Anom
Investigation on optical interconnect(OI) link performance using external modulator
title Investigation on optical interconnect(OI) link performance using external modulator
title_full Investigation on optical interconnect(OI) link performance using external modulator
title_fullStr Investigation on optical interconnect(OI) link performance using external modulator
title_full_unstemmed Investigation on optical interconnect(OI) link performance using external modulator
title_short Investigation on optical interconnect(OI) link performance using external modulator
title_sort investigation on optical interconnect(oi) link performance using external modulator
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55953/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55953/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55953/1/Investigation%20on%20optical%20interconnect%28OI%29%20link%20performance%20using%20external%20modulator.pdf