Title :
Over 40 GHz traveling-wave electroabsorption modulator based on hybrid silicon platform
Author :
Tang, Yongbo ; Chen, Hui-Wen ; Peters, Jonathan D. ; Westergren, Urban ; Bowers, John E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
A hybrid silicon traveling-wave electroabsorption modulator has been demonstrated. 43 GHz bandwidth and over 10 dB static extinction ratio are achieved for a 100 μm long device.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; silicon; Si; bandwidth 43 GHz; frequency 40 GHz; hybrid silicon platform; static extinction ratio; traveling wave electroabsorption modulator; Bandwidth; Extinction ratio; High speed optical techniques; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
