DocumentCode
500530
Title
Designing high-speed, low-chirp, low-distortion microring modulators
Author
Sacher, Wesley D. ; Poon, Joyce K S
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
fYear
2009
fDate
2-4 June 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We show that microring modulators with variable coupling strengths can have low distortion, zero chirp, high extinction ratios, and large modulation rates only limited by the coupler or the free spectral range of the resonator.
Keywords
chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; micro-optics; optical design techniques; optical distortion; optical modulation; extinction ratio; high-speed microring modulator design; low-chirp modulator; low-distortion modulator; resonator free spectral range; variable coupling strength; Chirp modulation; High speed optical techniques; Integrated optics; Modulation coding; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical distortion; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical resonators; (130.3120) Integrated optics devices; (230.4110) Modulators; (230.5750) Resonators;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Type
conf
Filename
5225940
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