Title :
High-speed silicon microring modulator based on zigzag PN junction
Author :
Xiao, Xi ; Li, Xianyao ; Xu, Hao ; Li, Zhiyong ; Chu, Tao ; Yu, Jinzhong ; Yu, Yude
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. on Integrated Optoelectron., Inst. of Semicond., Beijing, China
Abstract :
We present a compact silicon microring modulator with record modulation speed. A novel zigzag PN junction is designed for high efficiency and high bandwidth. 44 Gbit/s NRZ modulation is demonstrated with 3 dB extinction ratio.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; integrated optics; optical waveguides; p-n junctions; silicon; NRZ modulation; bit rate 44 Gbit/s; extinction ratio; high speed silicon microring modulator; modulation speed; zigzag PN junction; Bandwidth; Junctions; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Silicon; high-speed modulator; microring; optical interconnects; silicon modulator; silicon photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358589
