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Area of Science:

  • Photonics
  • Nonlinear Optics
  • Integrated Optics

Background:

  • Electronic devices face limitations in speed and power consumption.
  • All-optical analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) offer a promising alternative for high-speed signal processing.
  • Photonic integration is crucial for developing compact and efficient optical systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel 2-bit on-chip all-optical spectral quantization scheme for analog-to-digital conversion.
  • To leverage third-order nonlinear effects in silicon waveguides for enhanced optical performance.
  • To demonstrate a low-power, high-performance all-optical ADC suitable for integration.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing self-phase modulation in a silicon horizontal slot waveguide filled with silicon-nanocrystal.
  • Achieving tight mode confinement and high nonlinear refractive index for enhanced nonlinear interaction.
  • Employing spectral filtering to realize the optical quantization process.

Main Results:

  • Obtained a high nonlinear coefficient of 8708 W⁻¹/m.
  • Demonstrated all-optical analog-to-digital conversion with a low input peak power threshold (< 0.4 W).
  • Achieved an effective-number-of-bit of 1.98 with Gray code output.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed scheme enables efficient on-chip all-optical analog-to-digital conversion.
  • The use of silicon-nanocrystal-filled slot waveguides significantly enhances nonlinear effects.
  • This technology holds potential for advanced on-chip all-optical digital signal processing systems.