Title :
Ultra low power electro-optic modulator on silicon: Towards direct logic driven silicon modulators
Author :
Manipatruni, Sasikanth ; Chen, Long ; Preston, Kyle ; Lipson, Michal
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate ultra-low switching energy (9.4 fJ/bit), ultra-low swing voltage (150 mV peak-peak) electro-optic modulation in a 2.5 µm radius silicon ring modulator. These results can enable direct logic driven silicon modulators.
Keywords :
Diodes; Electrooptic modulators; Logic; Low voltage; Optical attenuators; Optical devices; Optical modulation; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Silicon;
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
