Y. Xiong, Felipe Gohring de Magalhaes, Bahaa Radi, G. Nicolescu, Fabiano Hessel, O. Liboiron-Ladouceur
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引用次数: 10
Abstract
An FPGA-based centralized controller architecture for silicon photonics MZI-based switches is experimentally demonstrated achieving scheduling decision in one clock cycle. To counter process variation affecting the switching bias voltages, a pulse-width modulation technique is presented.