Title :
A 1550 nm, 10 Gbps optical modulator with integrated driver in 130 nm CMOS
Author :
Pinguet, Thierry ; Sadagopan, Vikram ; Mekis, Attila ; Analui, Behnam ; Kucharski, Daniel ; Gloeckner, Steffen
Author_Institution :
Luxtera, Inc., Carlsbad, CA
Abstract :
We present the world´s first optical transmitter monolithically integrated in a CMOS process, achieving 10 Gb/s data modulation rate at 1550 nm with an extinction ratio greater than 6 dB.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical modulation; optical transmitters; CMOS; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; extinction ratio; integrated driver; optical modulator; optical transmitter; size 130 nm; wavelength 1550 nm; CMOS process; Driver circuits; Extinction ratio; High speed optical techniques; Insertion loss; Integrated optics; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2007 4th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0934-1
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2007.4347710
