Title :
High Speed Carrier Injection 18 Gb/s Silicon Micro-ring Electro-optic Modulator
Author :
Manipatruni, Sasikanth ; Xu, Qianfan ; Schmidt, Bradley ; Shakya, Jagat ; Lipson, Michal
Author_Institution :
Cornell Univ., Ithaca
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate electrooptic modulation in silicon at 18 Gbps (NRZ) in a micro-ring of 12 micron diameter using a pre-emphasis technique. Device simulations indicate that this technique can extend the bit rate to 40 Gbps.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; integrated optoelectronics; Si; bit rate 18 Gbit/s; high speed carrier injection; pre-emphasis technique; silicon micro-ring electro-optic modulator; Bit rate; Charge carrier density; Delay; Electrooptic modulators; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; P-i-n diodes; PIN photodiodes; Silicon; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382517
