Title :
High speed silicon microring modulator based on carrier depletion
Author :
Dong, Po ; Liao, Shirong ; Feng, Dazeng ; Liang, Hong ; Zheng, Dawei ; Shafiiha, Roshanak ; Zheng, Xuezhe ; Li, Guoliang ; Raj, Kannan ; Krishnamoorthy, Ashok V. ; Asghari, Mehdi
Author_Institution :
Kotura Inc., Monterey Park, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present a high-speed silicon microring modulator with a low voltage swing and ultralow energy consumption, with the refractive index modulation achieved by carrier depletion in a lateral pn diode embedded in the ring.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; micro-optics; microcavities; optical resonators; optical waveguides; refractive index; semiconductor diodes; silicon; Si; bus waveguide; carrier depletion; high-speed silicon microring modulator; lateral pn diode; refractive index modulation; ring resonator; ring waveguide; silicon electro-optic modulator; ultralow energy consumption; voltage swing; Doping; Energy consumption; High speed optical techniques; Modulation coding; Optical interconnections; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
