Title :
Low-Voltage, Compact, Depletion-Mode, Silicon Mach–Zehnder Modulator
Author :
Watts, Michael R. ; Zortman, William A. ; Trotter, Douglas C. ; Young, Ralph W. ; Lentine, Anthony L.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
Through rigorous process, electrical, and optical simulations, we develop a new silicon depletion-mode vertical p-n junction phase-modulator implemented in Mach-Zehnder modulator configuration, enabling an ultralow measured V ?? L of only ~ 1 V??cm. Further, in a 500-??m-long lumped element device, we demonstrate a 10-Gb/s nonreturn-to-zero data transmission with wide-open complementary output eye diagrams without the use of signal preemphasis.
Keywords :
data communication; low-power electronics; optical modulation; optoelectronic devices; p-n junctions; silicon; Mach-Zehnder modulator configuration; electrical simulation; low-voltage compact depletion-mode silicon Mach-Zehnder modulator; lumped element device; mode vertical p-n junction; nonreturn-to-zero data transmission; optical simulation; output eye diagrams; phase-modulator; wide-open complementary; Diodes; optical modulation; silicon;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSTQE.2009.2035059
