Abstract :
Many applications display a distinctly asymmetric traffic profile. Large traffic volume, for instance video data, travels in the downstream direction but only moderate bandwidth is carried in the opposite direction (service requests, telemetry, POTS). Therefore, solutions that trade reflective modulation speed for a cost advantage can be very attractive. It has been noted that a Fabry-Perot resonator fabricated in silicon micro-technology is a promising candidate to realise this cost advantage. We discuss the design and performance of a (3 Mbit/s) micro-mechanical Fabry-Perot reflective modulator
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot resonators; micromechanical resonators; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; silicon; 3 Mbit/s; Fabry-Perot resonator; POTS; Si; asymmetric traffic profil; bandwidth; design; micromechanical Fabry-Perot reflective modulator; performance; reflective modulation speed; reflective modulator; service requests; silicon micromechanics; silicon microtechnology; telemetry; traffic volume; video data;
