Integrated photonic receiver enabling parallel electronic processing for cost effective high-speed data communications

为了开发商业上可行的原型，提出了一种支持下一代数据中心的短距离互连的新型光接收器体系结构。一项概念验证是在硅光子工艺中制造的，这是大规模制造光子器件的重要技术。这种新方法最近在10和20 Gb/S的数据速率下得到了验证，其中通过使用光学采样方法大大降低了对电子工作频率的要求。然而，对于这一演示，电子处理必须离线执行。该新方法被申请为美国临时专利。该项目的目标是实现集成光学和电子集成电路的全功能原型，以展示该新架构的实时性能。该项目的重点是光学和电子前端的共同设计和共同封装。它将从开发用于演示的光学前端的电子前端开始，两者将被共同封装到陶瓷载体上。随后，在这一为期一年的项目内，将实施向100/400 GB/S数据通信的第二代。已为该项目确定了强大而有经验的博士后研究员和具有所需背景的研究生。新型光接收器引起了几个行业合作伙伴的高度兴趣，因为它具有重要的节能前景。总部位于加拿大的公司Ranovus、Reflex Photonics和AEPONYX以及总部位于加拿大渥太华的一家跨国公司正在支持该项目，并表达了对其应用于400G以太网的强烈兴趣。事实上，建议的方法为下一代计算系统中不断增长的100/400 GB/S技术市场提供了一种更低成本的解决方案。该项目可能会使我们的加拿大工业合作伙伴更快地进入这个竞争激烈的市场，并建立领先地位。

A novel photoreceiver architecture for short reach interconnects supporting the next generation data centers is proposed towards the development of a commercially viable prototype. A proof-of-concept was fabricated in a Silicon Photonics process, an important technology for high-volume manufacturing of photonic devices. The novel approach was recently validated at data rates of 10 and 20 Gb/s where the electronic operating frequency requirement is significantly reduced by exploiting an optical sampling method. However, for this demonstration the electronic processing had to be performed offline. The novel approach was filed as a U.S. provisional patent.This project goal is to implement fully functional prototypes integrating both the optical and electronic integrated circuits in order to demonstrate the real time performance of the novel architecture. The project focuses on the co-design and co-packaging of the optical and electronic front-ends. It will begin with the development of an electronic front-end for the demonstrated optical front-end and both will be co-packaged onto a ceramic carrier. Following this, a 2nd generation towards 100/400 Gb/s data communication will be implemented within this one-year project. Strong and experienced postdoctoral fellows and graduate students with the required background have been identified for this project.The novel photoreceiver is of high interest to several industrial partners as it has the prospect of important power consumption savings. Canadian-based companies Ranovus, Reflex Photonics, and AEPONYX, and a multinational company based in Ottawa, Huawei Canada, are supporting this project with strong expressed interest towards its application to 400G Ethernet. Indeed, the proposed approach offers a lower cost solution for the growing market of 100/400 Gb/s technologies in next generation computing systems. The project will potentially enable our Canadian industrial partners to enter this competitive market more quickly and establish a leadership position.