Ultra-high bandwidth optical data transmission with a microcomb

Mengxi Tan; Bill Corcoran; Xingyuan Xu; Jiayang Wu; Andreas Boes; Thach G. Nguyen; Sai T. Chu; Brent E. Little; Roberto Morandotti; Arnan Mitchell; David J. Moss

doi:10.23919/MWP48676.2020.9314476

Ultra-high bandwidth optical data transmission with a microcomb

Mengxi Tan, Bill Corcoran, Xingyuan Xu, Jiayang Wu, Andreas Boes, Thach G. Nguyen, Sai T. Chu, Brent E. Little, Roberto Morandotti, Arnan Mitchell, David J. Moss

Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering

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Abstract

We report record data transmission over standard optical fibre using a single integrated chip source. We demonstrate a line rate of 44.2 Terabits per second (Tb/s) using the telecommunications C-band at 1550nm with a spectral efficiency - a critically important performance metric - of 10.4 bits/s/Hz. We use a new and powerful class of micro-comb called soliton crystals that exhibit robust operation and stable generation as well as a high intrinsic efficiency that, together with an extremely low spacing of 48.9 GHz enables a very high coherent data modulation format of 64 QAM. We demonstrate error free transmission over 75 km of standard optical fibre in the laboratory and a field trial over an installed metropolitan optical fiber network. This work demonstrates the capability of optical micro-combs to out-perform other approaches in demanding and practical optical communications networks.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2020 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, MWP 2020 - Proceedings
Editors	Atsushi Kanno
Place of Publication	Piscataway NJ USA
Publisher	IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	78-82
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9784885523311
ISBN (Print)	9781728198491
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.23919/MWP48676.2020.9314476
Publication status	Published - 2020
Event	IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP) 2020 - Virtual, Matsue, Japan Duration: 24 Nov 2020 → 26 Nov 2020 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/9314357/proceeding (Proceedings) http://www.mwp2020.org (Website)

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Conference	IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP) 2020
Abbreviated title	MWP 2020
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Matsue
Period	24/11/20 → 26/11/20
Internet address	https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/9314357/proceeding (Proceedings) http://www.mwp2020.org (Website)

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Tan, M., Corcoran, B., Xu, X., Wu, J., Boes, A., Nguyen, T. G., Chu, S. T., Little, B. E., Morandotti, R., Mitchell, A., & Moss, D. J. (2020). Ultra-high bandwidth optical data transmission with a microcomb. In A. Kanno (Ed.), 2020 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, MWP 2020 - Proceedings (pp. 78-82). IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.23919/MWP48676.2020.9314476

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Tan, M, Corcoran, B, Xu, X, Wu, J, Boes, A, Nguyen, TG, Chu, ST, Little, BE, Morandotti, R, Mitchell, A & Moss, DJ 2020, Ultra-high bandwidth optical data transmission with a microcomb. in A Kanno (ed.), 2020 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, MWP 2020 - Proceedings. IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 78-82, IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP) 2020, Matsue, Japan, 24/11/20. https://doi.org/10.23919/MWP48676.2020.9314476

Ultra-high bandwidth optical data transmission with a microcomb. / Tan, Mengxi; Corcoran, Bill; Xu, Xingyuan et al.
2020 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, MWP 2020 - Proceedings. ed. / Atsushi Kanno. Piscataway NJ USA: IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2020. p. 78-82.

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