Dual-polarization wavelength conversion of 16-QAM signals in a single silicon waveguide with lateral p-i-n diode [Invited]

Francesco Da Ros; Andrzej Gajda; Erik Liebig; Edson P. da Silva; Anna Pęczek; Peter D. Girouard; Andreas Mai; Klaus Petermann; Lars Zimmermann; Michael Galili; Leif K. Oxenløwe

doi:10.1364/PRJ.6.000B23

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