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[ThD1-5]High-density MDM Silicon Transmitter Based on Two-dimensional Grating Coupler for Single-fiber 4×80-Gbps Signaling

○Xinyi Wang1, Jiangbing Du1, Wenjia Zhang1, Weihong Shen2, Ke Xu3, Zuyuan He1 (1Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., 2Univ. of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 3 Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen))

Keywords:

mode division multiplexing,two-dimensional grating coupler,high-density optical interconnects

A four-channel mode division multiplexing (MDM) transmitter is demonstrated with 4×80-Gbps signaling, assisted with a low-loss two-dimensional grating coupler over 1.85 mm2 footprint, exhibiting significant potential for future high-density and large-capacity optical interconnects.