Title :
Low-power 30 Gbps silicon microring modulator
Author :
Rosenberg, J.C. ; Green, W.M.J. ; Assefa, S. ; Barwicz, T. ; Yang, M. ; Shank, S.M. ; Vlasov, Y.A.
Author_Institution :
IBM T. J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
A silicon microring modulator is demonstrated utilizing IBM CMOS Silicon Nanophotonics technology, achieving 30Gbps operation at a power consumption of ~335fJ/bit in a device suitable for monolithic integration.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; elemental semiconductors; low-power electronics; modulators; nanophotonics; optical fabrication; silicon; IBM CMOS; Si; bit rate 30 Gbit/s; low power silicon microring modulator; monolithic integration; power consumption; silicon nanophotonics technology; Bit rate; CMOS integrated circuits; Capacitance; Extinction ratio; Modulation; Optical reflection; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
