Title :
Low-αVπL. 25-Gb/s silicon modulator based on forward-biased pin diodes
Author :
Baba, Toshihiko ; Akiyama, Soramichi ; Imai, Masayoshi ; Horikawa, Tsuyoshi ; Usuki, Tatsuya
Author_Institution :
Photonics Electron. Technol. Res. Assoc. (PETRA), Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
We developed a 25-Gb/s silicon modulator with 9.83-dB·V αVπL, which is smallest of those operated at 25 Gb/s and higher. We used forward-biased diode operations, which enables small VπL with moderately doped low-loss waveguides.
Keywords :
optical losses; optical modulation; optical waveguides; p-i-n photodiodes; silicon; bit rate 25 Gbit/s; forward-biased diode operations; forward-biased pin diodes; low-αVπL silicon modulator; moderately doped low-loss waveguides; small VπL; High-speed optical techniques; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Phase modulation; Phase shifters; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2014 IEEE 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2282-6
DOI :
10.1109/Group4.2014.6962000