Low-penalty up to 16-QAM wavelength conversion in a low loss CMOS compatible spiral waveguide

Wavelength conversion of 32-Gbaud QPSK and 10-Gbaud 16-QAM is demonstrated using a 50-cm long low loss spiral Hydex-glass waveguide. BER < HD-FEC threshold is achieved over 10 nm bandwidth with OSNR penalty < 0.5 dB.