Title :
Modulating silicon resonators beyond the linewidth limit
Author :
Tzuang, Lawrence D. ; Soltani, Mahdi ; Lipson, Michal
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We overcome the resonance linewidth limit in silicon ring modulators using photonic transitions between neighboring resonances. As an example, we demonstrate a silicon ring modulated at >20 GHz beyond its resonance linewidth of 11.5 GHz.
Keywords :
optical modulation; optical resonators; silicon; Si; photonic transitions; resonance linewidth limit; silicon resonators; silicon ring modulators; Couplings; Frequency modulation; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Resonant frequency; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
