Polymeric modulator for high frequency optical interconnects

Author

Yankelevich, D.R. ; Hill, R.A. ; Knoesen, A. ; Mortazavi, M.A. ; Yoon, H.N. ; Kowel, S.T.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Davis, CA, USA

Volume

6

Issue

3

fYear

1994

fDate

3/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

386

Lastpage

389

Abstract

We describe the fabrication and performance of a thin-film electro-optic Fabry-Perot modulator operating in reflection, at wavelengths compatible with silicon detectors, fabricated on a silicon substrate. A nonlinear polymer is used with a low dielectric constant that permits an electrical bandwidth in excess of 100 MHz with low modulating energy. Existing thin-film fabrication techniques and materials are used to demonstrate device performance. We report modulation of approximately 1.5% and describe foreseen improvements in nonlinear polymers and technology which promise in excess of 5% modulation with a 5 V modulating voltage.<>

Keywords

electro-optical devices; integrated optics; optical interconnections; optical modulation; optical polymers; permittivity; 100 MHz; 5 V; HF optical interconnects; Si detectors; Si substrate; device performance; electrical bandwidth; high frequency optical interconnects; low dielectric constant; low modulating energy; modulating voltage; nonlinear polymer; polymeric modulator; reflection; thin-film electro-optic Fabry-Perot modulator; thin-film fabrication techniques; Dielectric thin films; Electrooptic modulators; Fabry-Perot; Frequency modulation; Optical device fabrication; Optical interconnections; Optical polymers; Polymer films; Semiconductor thin films; Silicon;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.275496

Filename

275496