Title :
Silicon electro-optic modulators based on p-i-n diodes integrated microdisk and microring resonators
Author :
Zhou, Linjie ; Poon, Andrew W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Hong Kong
Abstract :
We report silicon electro-optic modulators based on p-i-n diodes integrated microdisk and microring resonators. Our experiments demonstrate a 380-MHz 20-micron-size microdisk modulator and a 1-GHz 50-micron-size microring modulator, using plusmn1 V driving voltages.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; micro-optomechanical devices; micromechanical resonators; optical resonators; p-i-n photodiodes; silicon; Si; frequency 1 GHz; frequency 380 MHz; p-i-n diodes integrated microdisk resonators; p-i-n diodes integrated microring resonators; silicon electro-optic modulators; size 20 mum; size 50 mum; voltage -1 V to 1 V; Bandwidth; Electrooptic modulators; Frequency; Intensity modulation; Optical modulation; Optical resonators; Optical saturation; P-i-n diodes; Resonance; Silicon; (230.4110) Modulators; (230.5750) Resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628291
