Title :
An Energy-Efficient Silicon Microring Resonator-Based Photonic Transmitter
Author :
Cheng Li ; Chin-Hui Chen ; Fiorentino, Marco ; Beausoleil, Raymond G. ; Binhao Wang ; Palermo, Samuel
Author_Institution :
HP Labs., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
The design of two silicon microring resonator-based photonic transmitters, which were fabricated in the 130-nm SOI process and wire bonded with drivers in the 65-nm CMOS technology, is presented. The data rate of the proposed photonic transmitter can reach up to 9 Gb/s.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; lead bonding; micro-optomechanical devices; micromechanical resonators; optical resonators; optical transmitters; silicon; silicon-on-insulator; CMOS technology; SOI process; Si; data rate; drivers; energy-efficient silicon microring resonator-based photonic transmitter; size 130 nm; size 65 nm; wire bonding; High-speed optical techniques; Multicore processing; Nanophotonics; Optical modulation; Optical ring resonators; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Silicon;
Journal_Title :
Design & Test, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MDAT.2014.2347932
