• DocumentCode
    1956261
  • Title

    Silicon optical modulators for high data rate applications

  • Author

    Thomson, D. ; Gardes, F.Y. ; Reed, G.T. ; Rasigade, G. ; Ziebell, M. ; Marris-Morini, D. ; Vivien, L. ; Brimont, A. ; Sanchis, P. ; Fédéli, J-M ; O´Faolain, L. ; Krauss, T.F. ; Lever, L. ; Ikonic, Z. ; Kelsall, R.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Adv. Technol. Inst., Univ. of Surrey, Guildford, UK
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    14-16 Sept. 2011
  • Firstpage
    5
  • Lastpage
    7
  • Abstract
    In this work we describe the carrier depletion MZI modulators, slow wave structures for modulation enhancement and the QCSE modulator which are under development in the European HELIOS project and the UK Silicon Photonics project.
  • Keywords
    Mach-Zehnder interferometers; elemental semiconductors; optical modulation; quantum confined Stark effect; silicon; slow wave structures; QCSE modulator; carrier depletion MZI modulators; high data rate applications; modulation enhancement; silicon optical modulators; slow wave structures; High speed optical techniques; Optical device fabrication; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2011 8th IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    London
  • ISSN
    1949-2081
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8338-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GROUP4.2011.6053697
  • Filename
    6053697