Title :
High-efficiency 25Gb/s CMOS ring modulator with integrated thermal tuning
Author :
Li, Guoliang ; Zheng, Xuezhe ; Yao, Jin ; Thacker, Hiren ; Shubin, Ivan ; Luo, Ying ; Raj, Kannan ; Cunningham, John E. ; Krishnamoorthy, Ashok V.
Author_Institution :
Oracle Labs., San Diego, CA, USA
Abstract :
We report a 25Gb/s ring modulator with integrated thermal tuning fabricated in a 130nm CMOS process. With 2Vpp modulation, the optical eye shows >;6dB extinction ratio. Modulation energy is estimated <;24fJ/bit from circuit modeling.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; integrated circuit modelling; integrated optoelectronics; optical fabrication; optical modulation; CMOS; bit rate 25 Gbit/s; circuit modeling; modulation energy; ring modulator; size 130 nm; thermal tuning; voltage 2 V; CMOS integrated circuits; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Silicon; Tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2011 8th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8338-9
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2011.6053698
