Petabit-per-second data transmission using a chip-scale microcomb ring resonator source

A. A. Jorgensen; D. Kong; M. R. Henriksen; F. Klejs; Z. Ye; O. B. Helgason; H. E. Hansen; H. Hu; M. Yankov; S. Forchhammer; P. Andrekson; A. Larsson; M. Karlsson; J. Schroder; Y. Sasaki; K. Aikawa; J. W. Thomsen; T. Morioka; M. Galili; Victor Torres-Company; L. K. Oxenlowe

doi:10.1038/s41566-022-01082-z

Petabit-per-second data transmission using a chip-scale microcomb ring resonator source

A. A. Jorgensen^*, D. Kong, M. R. Henriksen, F. Klejs, Z. Ye, O. B. Helgason, H. E. Hansen, H. Hu, M. Yankov, S. Forchhammer, P. Andrekson, A. Larsson, M. Karlsson, J. Schroder, Y. Sasaki, K. Aikawa, J. W. Thomsen, T. Morioka, M. Galili, Victor Torres-CompanyL. K. Oxenlowe

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Abstract

Optical fibre communication is the backbone of the internet. As essential core technologies are approaching their limits of size, speed and energy-efficiency, there is a need for new technologies that offer further scaling of data transmission capacity. Here we show that a single optical frequency-comb source based on a silicon nitride ring resonator supports data capacities in the petabit-per-second regime. We experimentally demonstrate transmission of 1.84 Pbit s(-1) over a 37-core, 7.9-km-long fibre using 223 wavelength channels derived from a single microcomb ring resonator producing a stabilized dark-pulse Kerr frequency comb. We also present a theoretical analysis that indicates that a single, chip-scale light source should be able to support 100 Pbit s(-1) in massively parallel space-and-wavelength multiplexed data transmission systems. Our findings could mark a shift in the design of future communication systems, targeting device-efficient transmitters and receivers.

A microcomb source based on a silicon nitride ring resonator is shown to support petabit-per-second data transmission over a multicore optical fibre.

Original language	English
Journal	Nature Photonics
Volume	16
Pages (from-to)	798-802
Number of pages	8
ISSN	1749-4885
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-022-01082-z
Publication status	Published - 20 Oct 2022

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PULSE KERR COMBS
FREQUENCY COMBS
GENERATION
STABILITY

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Jorgensen, A. A., Kong, D., Henriksen, M. R., Klejs, F., Ye, Z., Helgason, O. B., Hansen, H. E., Hu, H., Yankov, M., Forchhammer, S., Andrekson, P., Larsson, A., Karlsson, M., Schroder, J., Sasaki, Y., Aikawa, K., Thomsen, J. W., Morioka, T., Galili, M., ... Oxenlowe, L. K. (2022). Petabit-per-second data transmission using a chip-scale microcomb ring resonator source. Nature Photonics, 16, 798-802. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-022-01082-z

Petabit-per-second data transmission using a chip-scale microcomb ring resonator source. / Jorgensen, A. A.; Kong, D.; Henriksen, M. R.; Klejs, F.; Ye, Z.; Helgason, O. B.; Hansen, H. E.; Hu, H.; Yankov, M.; Forchhammer, S.; Andrekson, P.; Larsson, A.; Karlsson, M.; Schroder, J.; Sasaki, Y.; Aikawa, K.; Thomsen, J. W.; Morioka, T.; Galili, M.; Torres-Company, Victor; Oxenlowe, L. K.

In: Nature Photonics, Vol. 16, 20.10.2022, p. 798-802.

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Jorgensen, AA, Kong, D, Henriksen, MR, Klejs, F, Ye, Z, Helgason, OB, Hansen, HE, Hu, H, Yankov, M, Forchhammer, S, Andrekson, P, Larsson, A, Karlsson, M, Schroder, J, Sasaki, Y, Aikawa, K, Thomsen, JW, Morioka, T, Galili, M, Torres-Company, V & Oxenlowe, LK 2022, 'Petabit-per-second data transmission using a chip-scale microcomb ring resonator source', Nature Photonics, vol. 16, pp. 798-802. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-022-01082-z

Jorgensen, A. A. ; Kong, D. ; Henriksen, M. R. ; Klejs, F. ; Ye, Z. ; Helgason, O. B. ; Hansen, H. E. ; Hu, H. ; Yankov, M. ; Forchhammer, S. ; Andrekson, P. ; Larsson, A. ; Karlsson, M. ; Schroder, J. ; Sasaki, Y. ; Aikawa, K. ; Thomsen, J. W. ; Morioka, T. ; Galili, M. ; Torres-Company, Victor ; Oxenlowe, L. K. / Petabit-per-second data transmission using a chip-scale microcomb ring resonator source. In: Nature Photonics. 2022 ; Vol. 16. pp. 798-802.

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