Title :
WDM Silicon Modulators Based on Micro-ring Resonators
Author :
Xu, Qianfan ; Schmidt, Brad ; Shakya, Jagat ; Lipson, Michal
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
Abstract :
We demonstrate experimentally cascaded silicon micro-ring modulators for WDM interconnection systems. We show clean eye-diagrams when each of the four micro-ring modulators coupled to a single waveguide is modulated at 4 Gbit/s
Keywords :
integrated optics; micro-optomechanical devices; micromechanical resonators; optical communication equipment; optical interconnections; optical modulation; optical resonators; optical waveguides; silicon; wavelength division multiplexing; 4 Gbit/s; Si; WDM interconnection systems; cascaded microring resonators; silicon microring modulators; single waveguide; Bandwidth; Optical interconnections; Optical modulation; Optical resonators; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Plasma waves; Resonance; Silicon; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.278862
