Title :
40 Gb/s Silicon optical modulators
Author :
Reed, G.T. ; Thomson, D. ; Gardes, F.Y. ; Emerson, N.G. ; Fédéli, J-M
Author_Institution :
Adv. Technol. Inst., Univ. of Surrey, Guildford, UK
Abstract :
In this work we describe two 40Gb/s modulators that have been developed as part of the “UK Silicon Photonics project”, and the European “HELIOS” project. The modulators exploit the carrier depletion effect in MZI configurations.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; elemental semiconductors; nanophotonics; optical modulation; silicon; European HELIOS project; MZI configurations; Si; UK Silicon Photonics project; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; carrier depletion; silicon optical modulators; Optical device fabrication; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Performance evaluation; Photonics; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110761
