Title :
High-speed digital and analog Charge-Discharge microring modulator not limited by Q-factor
Author :
Kodanev, Anna ; Orenstein, Meir
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Technion - Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
A new Charge-Discharge microring modulator configuration having RF-bandwidth and extinction ratio not limited by Q-factor is presented. Digital and linear analog modulation bandwidth over 50 GHz are shown to be feasible.
Keywords :
Q-factor; analogue integrated circuits; digital integrated circuits; extinction coefficients; integrated optics; micro-optics; microcavities; optical modulation; Q-factor; RF-bandwidth; charge-discharge microring modulator configuration; digital analog modulation bandwidth; extinction ratio; high-speed analog charge-discharge microring modulator; high-speed digital charge-discharge microring modulator; linear analog modulation bandwidth; Cavity resonators; Couplings; Optical coupling; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Optical resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
