Title :
Sub-100 μm wide-bandwidth Si photonic crystal MZI modulators
Author :
Nguyen, Huan C. ; Yazawa, Naoya ; Hashimoto, Shuji ; Baba, Toshihiko
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Yokohama Nat. Univ., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
We present sub-100 μm, error-free-capable Si photonic crystal MZI modulators. The low-dispersion slow-light enables a 50 μm device with 12.5 nm operational bandwidth, as well as 40 Gb/s-capable 90 μm device.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical modulation; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; slow light; Si; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; error-free-capable Si photonic crystal MZI modulators; low-dispersion slow-light; operational bandwidth; wavelength 100 mum; wavelength 50 mum; wavelength 90 mum; wide-bandwidth Si photonic crystal MZI modulators; Adaptive optics; Bit error rate; Modulation; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
