Title :
Pattern-dependent performance of microring modulators
Author :
Xiaoliang Zhu ; Padmaraju, Kishore ; Long Chen ; Logan, Dylan F. ; Ackert, Jason J. ; Knights, Andrew P. ; Lipson, Michal ; Bergman, Keren
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
We characterize microring modulators under consecutive data patterns and find significant power penalties when long sequences of zeros and ones are introduced. The penalty is greater for injection mode devices compared to depletion mode devices.
Keywords :
modulators; optical interconnections; pattern recognition; consecutive data patterns; depletion mode devices; injection mode devices; microring modulators; pattern-dependent performance; power penalties; Bit error rate; Bit rate; Educational institutions; Integrated optics; Optical modulation; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
