Optoelectronic specifications of emerging coherent optical solutions for data center interconnect

André L. N. Souza; Valery N. Rozental; Andrea Chiuchiarelli; Tatiani Pivem; Jacklyn D. Reis; Juliano R. F. Oliveira

doi:10.1117/12.2218068

7 March 2016 Optoelectronic specifications of emerging coherent optical solutions for data center interconnect

André L. N. Souza, Valery N. Rozental, Andrea Chiuchiarelli, Tatiani Pivem, Jacklyn D. Reis, Juliano R. F. Oliveira

Proceedings Volume 9775, Next-Generation Optical Networks for Data Centers and Short-Reach Links III; 97750E (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2218068
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2016, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Emerging short-reach data center interconnect is a scenario wherein the capacity has to be maximized over point- to-point optical links without intermediate optical amplification. Most of the transceiver solutions are based on 100G modules with direct detection modulation. Although these legacy solutions are cost-efficient in a short- term, they are not scalable in a long-term, when the capacity x distance product will become more and more stringent. This paper addresses coherent optical solutions for emerging data center interconnect, with optical transmission reach being limited to around unrepeated 100 km. The main advantage of coherent solutions, when compared to legacy direct detection technologies, is the inherently improved spectral efficiency (e.g. 400 Gb/s channels in a 50 GHz grid) and receiver sensitivity provided with high baudrate (>40 GBd) transceiver modules. In this paper, two technological options for single-carrier optical 400 Gb/s modules are exploited for high capacity links over short reach scenarios: 43 GBd polarization-division-multiplexed (PDM)-64QAM, suitable for a 50-GHz grid; and 64 GBd PDM-16QAM, suitable for a 75-GHz grid. These two solutions are compared in terms of capacity allocated in C band (∼4 THz bandwidth), when considering 50 GHz (80 channels at 400G, 32 Tb/s) and 75 GHz (53 channels with 21.2 Tb/s) grids and back-to-back requirements in terms of optoelectronics (digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital converters, modulators, receivers etc.).

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André L. N. Souza, Valery N. Rozental, Andrea Chiuchiarelli, Tatiani Pivem, Jacklyn D. Reis, and Juliano R. F. Oliveira "Optoelectronic specifications of emerging coherent optical solutions for data center interconnect", Proc. SPIE 9775, Next-Generation Optical Networks for Data Centers and Short-Reach Links III, 97750E (7 March 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2218068

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