DocumentCode
521360
Title
Low-power high-speed silicon microdisk modulators
Author
Zortman, William A. ; Watts, Michael R. ; Trotter, Douglas C. ; Young, Ralph W. ; Lentine, Anthony L.
Author_Institution
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
fYear
2010
fDate
16-21 May 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
A novel silicon microdisk modulator with “error-free” ∼3 femtojoule/bit modulation at 12.5Gbs has been demonstrated. Modulation with a 1 volt swing allows for compatibility with current and future digital logic CMOS electronics.
Keywords
Bandwidth; Capacitance; Doping; Optical interconnections; Optical modulation; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Ultrafast optics; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Type
conf
Filename
5500977
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