Abstract
A reconfigurable photonic integrated transmitter, enabling dynamic resource allocation in the metro-access network, is proposed. The device consists of a multicarrier sliceable bandwidth variable transmitter (MC-SBVT) realized in indium phosphide and a silicon-nitride-based optical cross-connect (OXC). The proposed architecture delivers full flexibility in terms of the choice of data format/bandwidth, channel spacing, and wavelength assignment. The functional design of the MC-SBVT and OXC as well as their practical realization are discussed. Preliminary characterization results of the photonic-integrated-circuit-based MC-SBVT, demonstrating the reconfigurability of the device, are also presented.
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