Title :
Low-loss and high extinction ratio 40 Gbit/s optical modulator with self-aligned fabrication process
Author :
Ziebell, M. ; Marris-Morini, D. ; Rasigade, G. ; Crozat, P. ; Fédéli, J-M ; Cassan, E. ; Vivien, L.
Author_Institution :
Inst. d´´Electron. Fondamentale, Univ. Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
Abstract :
Experimental results of a silicon modulator based on carrier depletion in a PIPIN diode integrated in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer, are presented. At 40 Gbit/s, the modulator exhibits 6.6 dB extinction ratio and 6 dB optical loss.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical fabrication; optical modulation; semiconductor diodes; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; PIPIN diode; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; carrier depletion; high extinction ratio optical modulator; low loss optical modulator; self-aligned fabrication process; silicon; High speed optical techniques; Optical device fabrication; Optical losses; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Silicon; high frequency; modulation; optoelectronics;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2012 IEEE 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0826-8
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2012.6324157
