Title :
Silicon modulator based on anti-crossing between paired amplitude and phase tunable microring resonators
Author :
Green, William M J ; Rooks, Michael J. ; Sekaric, Lidija ; Vlasov, Yurii A.
Author_Institution :
IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights
Abstract :
A modulator design based upon anti-crossing between coupled silicon microrings with independent amplitude-phase functionality, is presented. The device has a footprint of 0.003 mm , exhibits over 10times improvement in modulation sensitivity, and 14 dB extinction.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; micro-optics; microcavities; optical modulation; optical resonators; silicon; Si; amplitude-phase functionality; anticrossing; coupled silicon microrings; microring resonators; modulation sensitivity; modulator design; paired amplitude resonators; phase tunable resonators; silicon modulator; Amplitude modulation; Laser tuning; Optical feedback; Optical modulation; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Peak to average power ratio; Phase modulation; Resonance; 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.2007.4453065
