Title :
Ultraperformance nanophotonic modulator based on silicon organic hybrid technology
Author :
Xingyu Zhang ; Hosseini, Amir ; Jingdong Luo ; Jen, Alex K.-Y ; Chen, Ray T.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a low-dispersion sub-volt silicon slotted photonic crystal waveguide modulator infiltrated with electro-optic polymer. The measured Vπ is 0.97±0.02V over 8nm optical bandwidth, corresponding to effective in-device r33 of 1190pm/V and Vπ×L of 0.291±0.006V×mm.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; nanophotonics; optical polymers; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; silicon; Si; electro-optic polymer; low-dispersion subvolt silicon slotted photonic crystal waveguide modulator; optical bandwidth; silicon organic hybrid technology; ultraperformance nanophotonic modulator; Electrooptic modulators; Electrooptical waveguides; Polymers; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference, 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2467-7
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2014.6886063