The new results expand imec's iSiPP device portfolio to support 50Gb/s non-return-to-zero (NRZ) lane rates, and are an important milestone for the realization of high data rate silicon integrated optical interconnects targeting high density, high bandwidth, low power telecom. With a state-of-the-art integrated silicon photonics platform, imec is your ideal development partner in realizing your advanced optical interconnect and sensing applications. The platform is available for companies and universities through various business models. PAM-4 acceptable for long links, but NRZ modulation preferred for short, latency sensitive links At 50Gb/s channel speed, Wavelength Division Multiplexing is essential for module scaling Wafer-scale 3-D packaging and assembly. Through process and design optimizations, imec has improved the operating speed of the silicon based traveling-wave mach-zehnder modulators and ring modulators to reach 50 Gb/s NRZ lane rates. World-leading nanoelectronics research center imec presents at OFC 2016, the international event for both the science and business of optical communications held March 20-24, performance improvements of various key building blocks of its wafer-scale integrated silicon photonics platform (iSiPP).
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