• DocumentCode
    2404662
  • Title

    Ge quantum well electro-absorption modulator with 23 GHz bandwidth

  • Author

    Chaisakul, P. ; Marris-Morini, D. ; Rouifed, M. -S ; Isella, G. ; Chrastina, D. ; Frigerio, J. ; Le Roux, X. ; Edmond, S. ; Coudevylle, J. -R ; Vivien, L.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. d´´Electron. Fondamentale, Univ. Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    20-23 May 2012
  • Firstpage
    8
  • Lastpage
    9
  • Abstract
    A 23 GHz Ge/SiGe multiple quantum well electro-absorption waveguide modulator is demonstrated with 10 dB extinction ratio (ER). 9 dB ER is achieved with 1V swing with energy consumption limited to 108 fJ per bit.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; optical waveguides; semiconductor quantum wells; Ge quantum well; Ge-SiGe; Ge/SiGe multiple quantum well modulator; bandwidth 23 GHz; electro-absorption modulator; electro-absorption waveguide modulator; energy consumption; voltage 1 V; Erbium; Modulation; Optical buffering; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Quantum well devices; Silicon germanium; Ge/SiGe; Quantum-confined Stark effect; multiple quantum well modulators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Interconnects Conference, 2012 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Santa Fe, NM
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1620-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OIC.2012.6224474
  • Filename
    6224474