Kramers-Kronig Receivers for 100-km Datacenter Interconnects

Xi Chen, Cristian Antonelli, Sethumadhavan Chandrasekhar, Gregory Raybon, Antonio Mecozzi, Mark Shtaif, Peter Winzer

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Abstract

In this paper, we review in detail experimental demonstrations of Kramers-Kronig (KK) based direct detection systems with high per-carrier interface rates, high spectral efficiencies, and ∼100-km reach. Two realizations of KK-based receivers are summarized, including single-polarization and dual-polarization versions. Critical aspects of the KK receiver such as the carrier-to-signal power ratio and receiver bandwidth limitations are discussed. We show 220-Gb/s single-diode detection and 4 × 240-Gb/s dual polarization (dual-diode) detection in a WDM system at 5.3 bits/s/Hz spectral efficiency.

Original languageEnglish
Article number8274918
Pages (from-to)79-89
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Lightwave Technology
Volume36
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2018

Keywords

  • Data center interconnect
  • Kramers-Kronig receiver
  • direct detection
  • short-reach transmission

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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