Title :
Compact high-speed InP microdisk modulators heterogeneously integrated on a SOI waveguide
Author :
Hofrichter, Jens ; Porta, Antonio La ; Morf, Thomas ; Offrein, Bert J. ; Mechet, Pauline ; Morthier, Geert ; de Vries, Tjibbe ; Dorren, Harm J S ; Raz, Oded
Author_Institution :
IBM Res. - Zurich, Rüschlikon, Switzerland
Abstract :
We present a compact, low-power, high-speed indium phosphide based microdisk modulator heterogeneously integrated on a silicon-on-insulator waveguide. We demonstrate bit-error rates below 1×10-9 and open eyes up to 10 Gb/s.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; elemental semiconductors; indium compounds; micro-optics; optical modulation; optical waveguides; silicon; silicon-on-insulator; InP; SOI waveguide; Si; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; bit-error rates; compact high-speed microdisk modulators; low-power microdisk modulator; silicon-on-insulator; Extinction ratio; Indium phosphide; Modulation; Optical imaging; Optical waveguides; Optimized production technology; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Santa Fe, NM
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1620-1
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2012.6224468
