Title :
Low-power high-speed silicon microdisk modulators
Author :
Zortman, William A. ; Watts, Michael R. ; Trotter, Douglas C. ; Young, Ralph W. ; Lentine, Anthony L.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
A novel silicon microdisk modulator with “error-free” ∼3 femtojoule/bit modulation at 12.5Gbs has been demonstrated. Modulation with a 1 volt swing allows for compatibility with current and future digital logic CMOS electronics.
Keywords :
Bandwidth; Capacitance; Doping; Optical interconnections; Optical modulation; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Ultrafast optics; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
