Title :
DPSK modulation using a microring modulator
Author :
Padmaraju, Kishore ; Ophir, Noam ; Manipatruni, Sasikanth ; Poitras, Carl B. ; Lipson, Michal ; Bergman, Keren
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
We present the first experimental demonstration of DPSK modulation using a microring modulator. A 250-Mb/s electro-optic silicon microring modulator is shown with a measured 2-dB power penalty in comparison to a commercial LiNbO3 phase modulator.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; electro-optical modulation; lithium compounds; phase modulation; silicon; LiNbO3; bit rate 250 Mbit/s; differential phase shift keying modulation; electro-optic silicon microring modulator; phase modulator; power penalty; Bit error rate; Differential phase shift keying; Electrooptic modulators; Lithium niobate; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4