• DocumentCode
    2240936
  • Title

    Fast and compact silicon photonic crystal modulator

  • Author

    Nguyen, Hong C. ; Nakano, Yuya ; Shinkawa, Mizuki ; Ishikura, Norihiro ; Baba, Toshihiko

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Yokohama Nat. Univ., Yokohama, Japan
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate 5 Gbps modulation in a 200 μm-length photonic crystal Mach-Zehnder modulator, fabricated using CMOS processes. VπL <; 0.029 V-cm was observed under DC operation. RF modulation was performed at 2.2 V peak-to-peak.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; elemental semiconductors; optical fabrication; optical modulation; photonic crystals; silicon; CMOS; bit rate 5 Gbit/s; photonic crystal Mach-Zehnder modulator; photonic crystal modulator; voltage 2.2 V; wavelength 200 mum; Erbium; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950649
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2240936