Title :
Breaking the Tradeoff between Speed and Extinction Ratio in Silicon Electro-optic Modulators
Author :
Manipatruni, Sasikanth ; Xu, Qianfan ; Lipson, Michal
Author_Institution :
Cornell Univ., Ithaca
Abstract :
We propose a new silicon electro-optic device that breaks the tradeoff between extinction ratio and speed in silicon devices and enables operation at 40 Gbps with high extinction ratios (>15dB).
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; integrated optics; silicon; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; extinction ratio; silicon electro-optic modulator; Electrooptic devices; Electrooptic modulators; Extinction ratio; Optical devices; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical ring resonators; Optical variables control; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452986
