Title :
High speed optical modulation in Ge quantum wells using quantum confined stark effect
Author :
Rong, Yiwen ; Ge, Yangsi ; Huo, Yijie ; Fiorentino, Marco ; Kamins, Theodore I. ; Ochalski, Tomasz ; Thylen, Lars ; Chacinski, Marek ; Harris, James S.
Author_Institution :
Solid State & Photonics Lab., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
We designed the coplanar high-speed modulator with Ge/SiGe quantum wells, and demonstrated 25 GHz of modulation with 3.125 GHz of eye diagram using quantum-confined Stark effect.
Keywords :
Ge-Si alloys; elemental semiconductors; germanium; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; optical design techniques; optical modulation; quantum confined Stark effect; quantum well devices; semiconductor materials; semiconductor quantum wells; Ge-SiGe; coplanar high-speed modulator; eye diagram; germanium quantum wells; high speed optical modulation; modulator design; quantum confined Stark effect; Etching; Germanium silicon alloys; High speed optical techniques; Microwave photonics; Optical buffering; Optical design; Optical modulation; Potential well; Silicon germanium; Stark effect;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics, 2009. GFP '09. 6th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4402-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1949-2081
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2009.5338333
