Title :
High-speed silicon-organic hybrid (SOH) modulators with 230 pm/V electro-optic coefficient using advanced materials
Author :
Palmer, R. ; Koeber, S. ; Woessner, M. ; Elder, D.L. ; Heni, Wolfgang ; Korn, D. ; Yu, Haoyong ; Lauermann, M. ; Bogaerts, W. ; Dalton, L.R. ; Freude, W. ; Leuthold, Juerg ; Koos, C.
Author_Institution :
Inst. IPQ &IMT, Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol. (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Abstract :
We report on record-high electro-optic coefficients of up to 230 pm/V in silicon slot waveguide modulators. The modulators allow for low drive voltage at 40 Gbit/s at a device length of only 250 μm.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; elemental semiconductors; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optoelectronics; optical materials; optical waveguides; organic semiconductors; silicon; Si; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; electro-optic coefficient; high-speed silicon-organic hybrid modulators; optical materials; silicon slot waveguide modulators; size 250 mum; Electrooptic modulators; Electrooptical waveguides; Organic materials; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.M3G.4
