Design and simulation of high-speed nanophotonic electro-optic modulators

Author

Kaunga-Nyirenda, S.N. ; Dias, H.K. ; Lim, Jasmine J. ; Bull, S. ; Malaguti, S. ; Bellanca, G. ; Larkins, E.C.

Author_Institution

Univ. of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

fYear

2014

fDate

1-4 Sept. 2014

Firstpage

7

Lastpage

8

Abstract

In this work, an ultracompact electro-optic modulator based on refractive index modulation by plasma dispersion effect in PhC all-optical gate (AOG) is proposed. The index modulation is achieved by applying a time-varying bias voltage across the electrical contacts of the AOG. The proposed modulator has potential for high-speed operation, with bandwidths in excess of 30GHz achievable.

Keywords

electro-optical modulation; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; nanophotonics; optical design techniques; optical logic; photonic crystals; refractive index; AOG; PhC all-optical gate; electrical contacts; high-speed nanophotonic electro-optic modulators; high-speed operation; photonic crystal; plasma dispersion effect; refractive index modulation; time-varying bias voltage; ultracompact electro-optic modulator; Cavity resonators; Electrooptic modulators; Electrooptical waveguides; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical variables control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices (NUSOD), 2014 14th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Palma de Mallorca

ISSN

2158-3234

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-3681-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NUSOD.2014.6935329

Filename

6935329