Title :
25GHz hybrid silicon Mach-Zehnder modulator using high-speed push-pull slotline design
Author :
Chen, Hui-Wen ; Peters, Jonathan D. ; Bowers, John E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a hybrid silicon Mach-Zehnder modulator having a voltage-length product of 2.4 V-mm and chirp parameter of -0.75. This modulator also has a modulation bandwidth of 25 GHz.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; integrated optics; optical modulation; optical waveguides; Si; bandwidth 25 GHz; chirp parameter; high speed push-pull slotline design; hybrid silicon Mach-Zehnder modulator; Bandwidth; Chirp; Modulation; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Photonics; 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
