DocumentCode :
3203433
Title :
A low VπL modulator with GHz bandwidth based on an electro-optic polymer-clad silicon slot waveguide
Author :
Ding, Ran ; Baehr-Jones, Tom ; Liu, Yang ; Bojko, Richard ; Witzens, Jeremy ; Huang, Su ; Luo, Jingdong ; Benight, Stephanie ; Sullivan, Philip ; Fedeli, Jean-Marc ; Fournier, Maryse ; Dalton, Larry ; Jen, Alex ; Hochberg, Michael
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
fYear :
2010
fDate :
1-3 Sept. 2010
Firstpage :
201
Lastpage :
203
Abstract :
We demonstrate a near-infrared modulator with a bandwidth exceeding 1GHz, based on a silicon strip-loaded slot waveguide clad in a nonlinear electro-optic polymer. Our device achieves a VπL figure of merit of 0.8V-cm.
Keywords :
cladding techniques; electro-optical effects; optical polymers; optical waveguides; cladding; electrooptic polymer; near-infrared modulator; silicon slot waveguide; Bandwidth; Electrooptical waveguides; Optical modulation; Polymers; Silicon;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2010 7th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6344-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2010.5643381
Filename :
5643381
Link To Document :
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