Title :
Recent progress in fast silicon modulators
Author :
Marris-Morini, D. ; Rasigade, G. ; Vivien, L. ; Cassan, E. ; Laval, S. ; Rivallin, P. ; Lyan, P. ; Fédéli, J-M
Author_Institution :
Inst. d´´Electron. Fondamentale, Univ. Paris-Sud XI-CNRS, Orsay
Abstract :
Impressive progress have been performed on high speed silicon optical modulators for a few years. An overview of recent works will be reported and new results on a lateral pin diode will be presented.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; elemental semiconductors; optical planar waveguides; p-i-n photodiodes; rib waveguides; silicon; Si; lateral pin diode; optical modulators; silicon modulators; Diodes; Extinction ratio; Germanium silicon alloys; High speed optical techniques; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Photonic integrated circuits; Silicon germanium; optical modulation; silicon-on-insulator; waveguide;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2008 5th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cardiff
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1769-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1768-1
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2008.4638076