Title :
Novel coupling modulator design using ring-resonator-based light drop structure
Author :
Li, Yunchu ; Stewart, Lawrence S. ; Dapkus, P.Daniel
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
Coupling modulation using microring-based light drop structure which removes the pattern dependence problem is proposed. Extinction ratio improvement from 3 dB to >;30 dB in 40 Gb/s NRZ signal is obtained with 25X smaller drive voltage.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; extinction coefficients; micro-optics; microcavities; optical couplers; optical design techniques; optical resonators; optical waveguides; NRZ signal; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; coupling modulator design; electro-optic modulation; extinction ratio; microring-resonator based light drop structure; pattern dependence removal; ring-to-upper waveguide coupling; Bandwidth; Couplings; Modulation; Optical coupling; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
