128-Gb/s 100-km Transmission with Direct Detection using Silicon Photonic Stokes Vector Receiver and I/Q modulator
27 June 2016
We report a highly compact and monolithically integrated silicon photonic Stokes vector receiver. Paired with a silicon I/Q modulator with a power-tunable carrier in the orthogonal polarization, a transmission at 128-Gb/s over 100 km of fiber is achieved with direct detection.