320Gb/s unamplified transmission demoed with 100GHz Ge PD and TFLN MZM on foundry SiPh
jwt0625 · x · 2026-09-26
- The author shares photos of the probing setup and Tx/Rx assembly behind Declercq2026: a 100 GHz Ge photodetector and TFLN MZM co-packaged with traveling-wave drivers and TIAs on a foundry-compatible silicon photonics platform, achieving 320 Gb/s unamplified transmission.
- They also compare against Ghent University/imec work, noting their grating coupler is poor (5 dB insertion loss).
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