Title :
Silicon optical modulators for integrated transceivers
Author :
Reed, Graham T. ; Thomson, David J. ; Gardes, Frederic Y. ; Mashanovich, Goran Z. ; Hu, Ya ; Li, Kaicheng ; Wilson, P.W. ; Zimmermann, L. ; Porte, H. ; Goll, B. ; Zimmermann, Horst ; Knoll, D. ; Lischke, S. ; Chen, S.-W. ; Hsu, Shawn S. H. ; Fedeli, J.-M.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We present modulators developed in the projects “HELIOS”, and “UK Silicon Photonics”, integration with modulator driver to produce the first silicon modulator fully integrated with BiCMOS, and multiplexed photonic crystal modulators for ultra-low power operation.
Keywords :
BiCMOS integrated circuits; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical modulation; optical transceivers; silicon; BiCMOS; Si; UK Silicon Photonics; integrated transceivers; modulator driver; multiplexed photonic crystal modulators; project HELIOS; silicon optical modulators; ultralow power operation; Educational institutions; Optical device fabrication; Optical imaging; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
