Intel Corporation

Hao Li

Ganesh Balamurugan

Haisheng Rong

Meer Nazmus Sakib

Duanni Huang

Taehwan Kim

Aliasghar Eftekhar

Hasitha Jayatilleka

Chaoxuan Ma

Peicheng Liao

John Heck

Ansheng Liu

Ling Liao

David Hui

Harel Frish

Ranjeet Kumar

Saeed Fathololoumi

Jahnavi Sharma

Mohammad Montazeri Najafabadi

Embodiments described herein may be related to apparatuses, processes, and techniques related to fully integrated optical coherent modulators on a silicon chip. These coherent modulators may be used to enable transmitters, receivers, transceivers, tunable lasers and other optical or electro-optical devices to be integrated on a silicon chip. In embodiments, the optical coherent modulators may be based on differential microring modulators that may be nested in a Mach-Zehnder Interferometer (MZI) configuration. Embodiments may also be directed to a miniaturized and fully integrated coherent modulators, which can enable terabit per second (Tbps) transceivers in a small form factor based on coherent modulation on a silicon chip. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Optical coherent transmitter on a silicon chip

The present disclosure is directed to photonic wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) receivers with polarization diversity and/or low reflectance. In embodiments, a WDM receiver is provided with a splitter, a plurality of waveguides and a plurality of photodetectors in series. The waveguides having particular equal path lengths relationship from the splitter to respective ones of the photodetectors. In other embodiments, the WDM receiver is provided with a splitter, a looped waveguide, a plurality of photodetectors, and a plurality of variable optical attenuators (VOAs). The VOAs are configured to suppress reflection of signal beams back to the transmitter. In various embodiments, the WDM receiver is a receiver sub-assembly of a silicon photonic transceiver disposed in a silicon package. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Photonic wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) receiver with polarization diversity and/or low reflectance

Embodiments described herein may be related to apparatuses, processes, and techniques related to coherent optical receivers, including coherent receivers with integrated all-silicon waveguide photodetectors and tunable local oscillators implemented within CMOS technology. Embodiments are also directed to tunable silicon hybrid lasers with integrated temperature sensors to control wavelength. Embodiments are also directed to post-process phase correction of optical hybrid and nested I/Q modulators. Embodiments are also directed to demultiplexing photodetectors based on multiple microrings. In embodiments, all components may be implements on a silicon substrate. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Optical coherent receiver on a chip

Embodiments include apparatuses, methods, and systems including a dynamic polarization controller (DPC) to receive a first light beam and a second light beam, to adjust a rotation of a state of polarization (SOP) of the first light beam and the second light beam to generate a third light beam and a fourth light beam, under the control of a first control signal, a second control signal, and a third control signal. The first control signal may be related to a phase difference between the third light beam and the fourth light beam, the second control signal may be related to an intensity difference between the third light beam and the fourth light beam, and the third control signal may be related to a rotation of a SOP of the third light beam and the fourth light beam. Other embodiments may also be described and claimed.

Polarization de-multiplexing for intensity-modulated direct-detection (IM-DD) optical communications

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward techniques and configurations for a photonic apparatus with a photodetector with bias control to provide substantially constant responsivity. The apparatus includes a first photodetector, to receive an optical input and provide a corresponding electrical output; a second photodetector coupled with the first photodetector, wherein the second photodetector is free from receipt of the optical input; and circuitry coupled with the first and second photodetectors, to generate a bias voltage, based at least in part on a dark current generated by the second photodetector in an absence of the optical input, and provide the generated bias voltage to the first photodetector. The first photodetector is to provide a substantially constant ratio of the electrical output to optical input in response to the provision of the generated bias voltage. Additional embodiments may be described and claimed.

Photonic apparatus with bias control to provide substantially constant responsivity of a photodetector

Embodiments herein may relate to an optoelectronic receiver that includes a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) coupled with a light source. Respective PIC sections of the PIC may include a photodiode and a junction capacitor. The optoelectronic receiver may further include an electronic integrated circuit (EIC) coupled with the PIC. Respective EIC sections of the EIC may be communicatively coupled to respective ones of the PIC sections. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Distributed optoelectronic receiver

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