Optical Communication

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Global Optimization of Universal Unitary Photonic Integrated Circuits

Introduction Universal unitary photonic integrated circuits (PICs) have the ability to perform arbitrary unitary transformations in the...

Nov 253 min read

Long-Term Photoreliability of Electro-Optic Polymers for High Optical Power Modulators

Introduction Electro-optic (EO) polymers have been extensively researched for optical communication applications due to their outstanding...

Nov 205 min read

Joint Fiber Nonlinearity Mitigation and Compensation in Digital Sub-Carrier Multiplexing Systems

Introduction As global information exchange continues to grow exponentially, optical fiber communication systems face increasing demands...

Oct 223 min read

OFDR Analysis of Silicon Wavelength (De)Multiplexer Using Cascaded MZIs and Apodized Waveguide Gratings

Introduction Wavelength (de)multiplexers are crucial components in wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) optical communication systems,...

Sep 63 min read

Optimizing Broadband Silicon Waveguide Crossings with Particle Swarm Optimization

Introduction Silicon photonics integrated circuits (PICs) have emerged as a promising technology for applications such as optical...

Aug 204 min read

Monolithic Integration of III-V Epitaxial Structures on Silicon Photonics

Introduction The insatiable demand for higher data transmission rates in applications like autonomous driving, smart farming, and...

Jun 283 min read

Leveraging Photonics to Reduce Radio Congestion in Space Communications

Introduction As the number of satellites in space continues to grow exponentially, with projections of over 26,000 new small satellites...

May 312 min read

Analyzing Transmitter and Dispersion Eye Closure for PAM4 (TDECQ) with pSim Plus

Introduction Transmitter and Dispersion Eye Closure for PAM4 (TDECQ) is a critical measurement for evaluating the performance of 400...

Sep 11, 20234 min read

Photonic IC Simulation Tools: Embarking on the Innovative Journey of Coherent Optical Devices.

Terence S.-Y. Chen Latitude Design Systems Introduction Global data traffic is growing rapidly, correspondingly increasing the demand for...

Feb 6, 20234 min read

A High-Speed, Energy-Efficient Coherent Optical Receiver IC in 5nm CMOS

Introduction The ever-increasing demand for higher data rates in optical communications has driven the evolution of coherent detection...