Title :
10 Gb/s operation and slow light effect in photonic crystal silicon optical modulators
Author :
Nguyen, Hong C. ; Sakai, Yuya ; Shinkawa, Mizuki ; Ishikura, Norihiro ; Baba, Toshihiko
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Yokohama Nat. Univ., Yokohama, Japan
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
We demonstrate 10 Gb/s modulation in CMOS-fabricated MZI modulators incorporating 200 μm-long photonic crystal waveguides. For NRZ PRBS modulation, we observe open eye patterns at 10 Gb/s and 2 Gb/s, with and without pre-emphasis, respectively.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; silicon; slow light; CMOS fabricated MZI modulator; Mach-Zehnder interferrometer; Si; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; bit rate 2 Gbit/s; long photonic crystal waveguides; photonic crystal silicon optical modulators; slow light effect; Adaptive optics; Bit rate; Optical device fabrication; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193997
