Title :
Polymer micro-ring modulator with 1 THz FSR
Author :
Rabiei, P. ; Steier, W.H. ; Cheng Zhang ; Chuan-guang Wang ; Lee, H.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
Polymer microring modulators with FSR larger than 1 THz, modulation bandwidth of 15 GHz and the fall with half maximum voltage of 20 V are demonstrated at 1300 nm. Multi-wavelength modulation with a total bandwidth of 400 Gb/s is practical.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; micro-optics; microcavities; optical polymers; 1 THz; 1300 nm; 20 V; FSR; WDM channels; electro-optic modulators; electro-optic polymer; free spectral range; micro-ring resonators; modulation bandwidth; multi-wavelength modulation; polymer micro-ring modulator; total bandwidth; Bandwidth; Electrodes; Electrooptic modulators; Modulation coding; Optical modulation; Optical polymers; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1034484
