Title :
Thermo-optically controlled silicon microring resonator Mach-Zehnder modulator with cascaded and push-pull microring configuration
Author :
Gautam, Ruchita ; Ishihara, Sayaka ; Kaneshige, Hiroki ; Arakawa, Takeshi ; Kokubun, Yasuo
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng., Yokohama Nat. Univ., Yokohama, Japan
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
We demonstrate low-driving power silicon microring Mach-Zehnder modulators (MZMs) driven by thermo-optic effect. The multiple-wavelength modulation is realized using a cascaded microring MZM. The driving voltage is reduced up-to 1/6 in a push-pull microring MZM.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical modulation; optical resonators; silicon; thermo-optical devices; Si; cascaded microring MZM; cascaded microring configuration; driving voltage; multiple-wavelength modulation; push-pull microring MZM; push-pull microring configuration; thermo-optic effect; thermo-optically controlled silicon microring resonator Mach-Zehnder modulator; Couplings; Modulation; Photonics; Power demand; Silicon; Temperature measurement; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference held jointly with 2013 International Conference on Photonics in Switching (OECC/PS), 2013 18th
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
