Title :
High-speed low-voltage BPSK modulation using a silicon micro-ring resonator
Author :
Wang, Zhen ; Huante-Ceron, E. ; Knights, Andrew P. ; Karar, A.S. ; Cartledge, J.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Phys., McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON, Canada
Abstract :
We demonstrate 10-Gb/s BPSK modulation with 2Vpp driving voltage using a reverse-biased silicon micro-ring resonator. The phase response of all-pass ring resonator is determined by both direct phase measurement and numerical curve fitting.
Keywords :
curve fitting; elemental semiconductors; micro-optomechanical devices; micromechanical resonators; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; optical resonators; phase shift keying; silicon; Si; all-pass ring resonator; binary phase shift keying; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; direct phase measurement; driving voltage; high-speed low-voltage BPSK modulation; numerical curve fitting; phase response; reverse-biased silicon micro-ring resonator; voltage 2 V; Binary phase shift keying; Optical ring resonators; Phase measurement; Silicon; Modulator; binary-phase-shift-keying modulation; silicon micro-ring resonator;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2014 IEEE 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2282-6
DOI :
10.1109/Group4.2014.6962045
