Title :
12.5 Gbit/s silicon micro-ring silicon modulators
Author :
Xu, Qianfan ; Manipatruni, Sasikanth ; Schmidt, Brad ; Shakya, Jagat ; Lipson, Michal
Author_Institution :
Cornell Univ., Ithaca
Abstract :
We show experimentally a scheme for achieving high-speed operation for a carrier- injection based silicon micro-ring modulator. The performance of the modulator is analyzed theoretically and a 12.5-Gbit/s modulation with 9-dB extinction ratio is demonstrated experimentally.
Keywords :
high-speed techniques; micromechanical resonators; bit rate 12.5 Gbit/s; carrier injection; high speed operation; silicon micro ring modulators; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical ring resonators; Optical saturation; Optical variables control; Silicon; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453064
