Title :
Ultra-low voltage substrate-removed mach-zehnder intensity modulators with integrated electrical drivers
Author :
Dogru, Selim ; Shin, JaeHyuk ; Dagli, Nadir
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
Integration of traveling wave electrical drivers with wide bandwidth ultra-low Vpi substrate removed electro-optic modulators is studied. 1.5 mm long device with 0.1 V Vpi, 50 Omega input impedance and 15 GHz bandwidth seems possible.
Keywords :
driver circuits; electric impedance; electro-optical modulation; integrated optoelectronics; bandwidth 15 GHz; electrooptic modulator; input impedance; integrated traveling wave electrical driver; size 1.5 mm; ultralow voltage substrate-removed Mach-Zehnder intensity modulator; voltage 0.1 V; Bandwidth; Capacitance; Electrodes; Electrooptic modulators; Impedance; Intensity modulation; Optical amplifiers; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Belek-Antalya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343398