Title :
High-speed modulation of a compact silicon ring resonator
Author :
Gardes, F.Y. ; Brimont, A. ; Sanchis, P. ; Rasigade, G. ; Marris-Morini, D. ; O´Faolain, L. ; Dong, F. ; Fedeli, J.M. ; Dumon, P. ; Vivien, L. ; Krauss, T.F. ; Reed, G.T. ; Martí, J.
Author_Institution :
Adv. Technol. Inst., Univ. of Surrey, Guildford, UK
Abstract :
We demonstrate high speed modulation based on a compact silicon ring resonator operating in depletion mode. Our device features an electrical small signal bandwidth of approximately 19 GHz, which is the fastest silicon ring resonator modulator reported to date.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; nanophotonics; optical modulation; optical resonators; optical waveguides; p-n junctions; rib waveguides; silicon; Si; carrier depletion; compact silicon ring resonator; depletion mode; electrical small signal bandwidth; high-speed modulation; nanophotonic integrated circuits; reverse-biased p-n junction; silicon modulator; silicon rib waveguide; Integrated circuit interconnections; Optical fiber networks; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical ring resonators; Optical transmitters; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Waveguide junctions;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2009. GFP '09. 6th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4402-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1949-2081
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2009.5338374
