Author:
Vitali Valerio,Bottrill Kyle R. H.,Bucio Thalía Domínguez,Liu Hao,González José Manuel Luque,Jurado-Romero Francisco,Ortega-Moñux Alejandro,Churchill Glenn,Gates James C.,Hillier James A.,Kalfagiannis Nikolaos,Melati Daniele,Schmid Jens H.,Cristiani Ilaria,Cheben Pavel,Wangümert-Pérez J. Gonzalo,Molina-Fernández Íñigo,Gardes Frederic,Lacava Cosimo,Petropoulos Periklis
Abstract
We report here a broadband Si-rich silicon nitride wavelength converter based on intermodal four-wave mixing with on-chip mode multiplexing and de-multiplexing functionalities. L- to U-band wavelength conversion of 40-Gbps QPSK optical signals is demonstrated.