• DocumentCode
    1956351
  • Title

    12.5-Gb/s operation of efficient silicon modulator using side-wall grating waveguide

  • Author

    Akiyama, S. ; Baba, T. ; Imai, M. ; Akagawa, T. ; Takahashi, M. ; Hirayama, N. ; Takahashi, H. ; Noguchi, Y. ; Okayama, H. ; Horikawa, T. ; Usuki, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Photonics Electron. Technol. Res. Assoc., Tsukuba, Japan
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    14-16 Sept. 2011
  • Firstpage
    14
  • Lastpage
    16
  • Abstract
    A silicon Mach-Zehnder modulator, which has side-wall-grating waveguide, is investigated. Using the fabricated device, 12.5-Gb/s operation was demonstrated. A modulation efficiency (VπL) of 0.29 V·cm was determined from the measured extinction ratio.
  • Keywords
    Mach-Zehnder interferometers; diffraction gratings; elemental semiconductors; optical waveguides; silicon; Si; bit rate 12.5 Gbit/s; modulation efficiency; side-wall grating waveguide; silicon Mach-Zehnder modulator; Electrodes; Erbium; Gratings; Modulation; Optical waveguides; Phase shifters; Silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2011 8th IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    London
  • ISSN
    1949-2081
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8338-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/GROUP4.2011.6053700
  • Filename
    6053700
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1956351