DocumentCode
1957098
Title
Energy scaling in silicon photonic data encoding
Author
Koch, Thomas L.
Author_Institution
Center for Opt. Technol., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
14-16 Sept. 2011
Firstpage
112
Lastpage
114
Abstract
Analytical lower energy limits are established for optical interferometric modulation based on free-carrier plasma index change, then augmented with (1) optically-resonant modulation, or (2) resonantly (bound charge) mediated index change. When combined these suggest the possibility of single electron modulation, but saturation effects are significant.
Keywords
elemental semiconductors; encoding; integrated optoelectronics; light interferometry; optical resonators; silicon; analytical lower energy limits; energy scaling; free-carrier plasma index change; optical interferometric modulation; optically-resonant modulation; resonantly mediated index change; silicon photonic data encoding; single electron modulation; Adaptive optics; Indexes; Optical imaging; Optical modulation; Optical resonators; Optical saturation; Integrated Optoelectronics; Nanophotonics; Optical Modulation; Silicon photonics;
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/GROUP4.2011.6053733
Filename
6053733
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