Title :
Adiabatic resonant microring (ARM) modulator
Author :
Timurdogan, Erman ; Moresco, Michele ; Biberman, Aleksandr ; Sun, Jie ; Zortman, William A. ; Trotter, Douglas C. ; Watts, Michael R.
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
A high-speed adiabatic resonant microring silicon modulator, which simultaneously enables interior electrical contacts, 4-μm diameter, and 6.9-THz free spectral range, is demonstrated with open eye diagrams up to 12Gb/s, and extinction ratios up to 7.3dB.
Keywords :
electrical contacts; electro-optical modulation; elemental semiconductors; micro-optics; silicon; Si; adiabatic resonant microring modulator; bit rate 12 Gbit/s; frequency 6.9 THz; interior electrical contact; open eye diagram; size 4 mum; High speed optical techniques; Optical modulation; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Santa Fe, NM
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1620-1
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2012.6224453
