DocumentCode
2135606
Title
Compact Bragg reflector waveguide modulator based on VCSEL structure with low driving voltage below 0.5 V
Author
Xiaodong Gu ; Shimada, Toshikazu ; Shimizu, Shogo ; Matsutani, Akihiro ; Koyama, Fumio
Author_Institution
Precision & Intell. Lab., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Yokohama, Japan
fYear
2012
fDate
7-10 Oct. 2012
Firstpage
124
Lastpage
125
Abstract
We demonstrate a compact electro-absorption modulator based on a slow-light Bragg reflector waveguide. An extinction ratio of over 5dB was obtained by applying a voltage of 0.5 V for effective modulator lengths of below 150μm.
Keywords
distributed Bragg reflectors; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; optical waveguides; slow light; surface emitting lasers; Bragg reflector waveguide modulator; VCSEL structure; electro-absorption modulator; extinction ratio; slow light Bragg reflector waveguide; voltage 0.5 V; Extinction ratio; Modulation; Optical waveguides; Power demand; Semiconductor device measurement; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Voltage measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC), 2012 23rd IEEE International
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
ISSN
0899-9406
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0828-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISLC.2012.6348360
Filename
6348360
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