Silicon Parallel Single Mode 48 × 50 Gb/s Modulator and Photodetector Array

We report a silicon nanophotonic parallel single mode transmitter and receiver with an aggregate data rate of 2.4 Tb/s. The transceiver is composed of 48 channels, each operating at 50 Gb/s. Bit error rate versus power measurements demonstrate that each transmitter channel is capable of operating at a BER of 10-9. The receiver is shown to provide open eyes at 50 Gb/s. Furthermore, insertion loss and sensitivity data of the transmitter show uniformity within 3 dB across all 48 channels.