Title :
Hybrid silicon evanescent modulators
Author :
Chen, Hui-Wen ; Kuo, Ying-hao ; Bowers, John E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
Abstract :
We review a range of modulators on silicon from groups around the world. We describe in detail high frequency, high power electroabsorption and Mach-Zehnder modulators on silicon waveguides with low drive voltages.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical waveguides; silicon; Mach-Zehnder modulators; Si; drive voltages; high power electroabsorption; hybrid silicon evanescent modulators; silicon waveguides; Bandwidth; Electrooptic modulators; Electrooptical waveguides; III-V semiconductor materials; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688651
