Integrated recurrent optical spectral slicer for equalization of 100-km C-band IM/DD transmission
I. Teofilovic, K. Sozos, H. Liu, S. Malhouitre, S. Garcia, G. Sarantoglou, P. Bienstman, B. Charbonnier, C. Mesaritakis, C. Vigliar, P. Petropoulos, A. Bogris, F. Da Ros

TL;DR
This paper presents a silicon-photonics recurrent spectral filter that enhances 100-km C-band IM/DD transmission, demonstrating improved optical pre-processing for high-speed data links.
Contribution
It introduces a novel integrated recurrent optical spectral slicer fabricated on silicon photonics for optical pre-processing in long-distance high-speed transmission.
Findings
Performance below FEC for up to 100 km reach
Successful system testing of the spectral filter
Enhanced optical pre-processing capabilities
Abstract
A silicon-photonics recurrent spectral filter is designed, fabricated, and system tested to pro-vide optical pre-processing in a 32-GBd PAM-4 C-band transmission. Performance below FEC is re-ported for up to 100 km reach.
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Taxonomy
TopicsOptical Network Technologies · Advanced Photonic Communication Systems · Photonic and Optical Devices
