Title :
Slowlight enhanced photonic crystal modulators
Author :
Debnath, Kapil ; O´Faolain, Liam ; Krauss, Thomas F.
Author_Institution :
SUPA, Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, UK
Abstract :
We use the slow light effect to enhance modulation in a carrier injection Mach Zehnder interferometer and enhance the modulation efficiency by a factor of 8 relative to a rib waveguide device.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical modulation; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; rib waveguides; slow light; Mach Zehnder interferometer; carrier injection; optical modulation; photonic crystal modulators; rib waveguide device; slow light effect; Dispersion; Modulation; Optical interferometry; Photonic crystals; Silicon; Slow light;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2011 8th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8338-9
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2011.6053728
