DocumentCode
615001
Title
Breaking the energy-bandwidth limit of electro-optic modulators: Theory and a device proposal
Author
Juejun Hu ; Hongtao Lin ; Ogbuu, Okechukwu ; Jifeng Liu ; Lin Zhang ; Michel, J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Mater. Sci. & Eng., Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
5-8 May 2013
Firstpage
23
Lastpage
24
Abstract
We analytically derive the energy-bandwidth limit for electro-optic modulators based on intra-cavity index modulation, and propose a dual cavity modulator using coupling modulation to simultaneously achieve high bandwidth (80 GHz) and ultra-low energy-per-bit (0.26 aJ).
Keywords
electro-optical modulation; bandwidth 80 GHz; coupling modulation; dual cavity modulator; electro-optic modulators; energy-bandwidth limit; intra-cavity index modulation; Cavity resonators; Electrooptic modulators; Electrooptical waveguides; Optical resonators; Photonics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Interconnects Conference, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location
Santa Fe, NM
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-5061-7
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4673-5062-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OIC.2013.6552905
Filename
6552905
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