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    • Photonics
    • Optical Communications
    • Semiconductor Devices

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    • Wavelength conversion is essential for flexible optical network management.
    • Silicon photonics offers a promising platform for integrated optical devices.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To experimentally demonstrate all-optical wavelength conversion of 8 × 32-GBd single-polarization 16QAM signals.
    • To evaluate the performance and efficiency of silicon nano-rib waveguides for this application.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing a silicon nano-rib waveguide with a p-i-n junction.
    • Applying reverse biasing to the waveguide.
    • Employing digital coherent reception for signal analysis.

    Main Results:

    • Achieved a conversion efficiency of -8.5 dB.
    • Measured a 3-dB optical bandwidth of approximately 40 nm.
    • Demonstrated a receiver optical signal-to-noise ratio penalty of less than 0.6 dB across eight channels.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed all-optical wavelength conversion method using silicon nano-rib waveguides is effective.
    • The technique shows high efficiency and low signal degradation, suitable for advanced optical communication systems.