Title :
Heterogeneous microring and Mach-Zehnder lithium niobate electro-optical modulators on silicon
Author :
Rao, Ashutosh ; Patil, Aniket ; Chiles, Jeff ; Malinowski, Marcin ; Novak, Spencer ; Richardson, Kathleen ; Rabiei, Payam ; Fathpour, Sasan
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
Heterogeneous integration of submicron films of lithium niobate on silicon substrates, rib-loaded with chalcogenide glass, is used to demonstrate lithium niobate microring modulators with Q of 1.2×105 and Mach-Zehnder modulators with Vπ.L of 3.8 V.cm.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; Q-factor; chalcogenide glasses; electro-optical modulation; integrated optics; lithium compounds; silicon; LiNbO3; Mach-Zehnder lithium niobate electro-optical modulators; Q-factor; Si; chalcogenide glass; heterogeneous microring; lithium niobate microring modulators; submicron films; Electrodes; Frequency measurement; Lithium niobate; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA