Title :
2.5 Gbps Electro-optic modulator in deposited silicon
Author :
Preston, Kyle ; Manipatruni, Sasikanth ; Poitras, Carl B. ; Lipson, Michal
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate GHz-speed electro-optic modulation using microring resonators in a deposited layer of polycrystalline silicon. Active optical devices in a deposited microelectronic material can enable monolithic large-scale integration of photonic networks on a microelectronic chip.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; large scale integration; micro-optomechanical devices; micromechanical resonators; monolithic integrated circuits; optical resonators; silicon; Si; active optical devices; bit rate 2.5 Gbit/s; deposited polycrystalline silicon layer; electro-optic modulator; microelectronic chip; microelectronic material; microring resonators; monolithic large-scale integration; photonic networks; Electrooptic modulators; Gratings; Laser beams; Laser tuning; Optical resonators; Optical surface waves; Quantum cascade lasers; Ring lasers; Silicon; Surface emitting lasers; (130.3120) Integrated optics devices; (130.3130) Integrated optics materials; (230.2090) Electro-optical devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
