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; optical couplers; bandwidth 80 GHz; coupling modulation; device proposal; dual cavity modulator; electro-optic modulator; energy-bandwidth limit breaking; intracavity index modulation; ultralow energy-per-bit; Cavity resonators; Electrooptic modulators; Electrooptical waveguides; High-speed optical techniques; Optical resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
