Title :
Silicon modulator based on mechanically-active anti-reflection layer with 1 Mbit/sec capability for fiber-in-the-loop applications
Author :
Goossen, K.K. ; Walker, J.A. ; Arney, S.C.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1994
Abstract :
In conclusion, we present a Si micromechanical modulator for fiber-in-the-loop applications with projected optical bandwidths from 1.3 to 1.55 μm and data rates of several Mbit/sec. The device behaves as a damped oscillator. We have made a device with a ringing frequency of 1.1 MHz and a damping time constant of 1 μs. We indicate that with an appropriate linear filter the device could operate digitally with data rates of 1 Mbit/sec
Keywords :
silicon; 1 mus; 1.1 MHz; 1.3 to 1.5 mum; Si; Si micromechanical modulator; damped oscillator; damping time constant; data rates; fiber-in-the-loop applications; linear filter; mechanically-active anti-reflection layer; projected optical bandwidths; ringing frequency; silicon modulator; Bandwidth; Damping; Digital filters; Frequency; Micromechanical devices; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Oscillators; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1994. LEOS '94 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1470-0
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1994.586548
