Title :
Breaking the energy-bandwidth limit of electro-optic modulators: Theory and a device proposal
Author :
Juejun Hu ; Hongtao Lin ; Ogbuu, Okechukwu ; Jifeng Liu ; Lin Zhang ; Michel, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater. Sci. & Eng., Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
Abstract :
We analytically derive the energy-bandwidth limit for electro-optic modulators based on intra-cavity index modulation, and propose a dual cavity modulator using coupling modulation to simultaneously achieve high bandwidth (80 GHz) and ultra-low energy-per-bit (0.26 aJ).
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; bandwidth 80 GHz; coupling modulation; dual cavity modulator; electro-optic modulators; energy-bandwidth limit; intra-cavity index modulation; Cavity resonators; Electrooptic modulators; Electrooptical waveguides; Optical resonators; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Santa Fe, NM
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5061-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5062-4
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2013.6552905
