Integrated GHz silicon photonic interconnect with micrometer-scale modulators and detectors
We report an optical link on silicon using micrometer-scale ring-resonator enhanced silicon modulators and waveguide-integrated germanium photodetectors. We show 3 Gbps operation of the link with 0.5 V modulator voltage swing and 1.0 V detector bias. The total energy consumption for such a link is e...
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Published in | Optics express Vol. 17; no. 17; pp. 15248 - 15256 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
17.08.2009
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Summary: | We report an optical link on silicon using micrometer-scale ring-resonator enhanced silicon modulators and waveguide-integrated germanium photodetectors. We show 3 Gbps operation of the link with 0.5 V modulator voltage swing and 1.0 V detector bias. The total energy consumption for such a link is estimated to be approximately 120 fJ/bit. Such a compact and low power monolithic link is an essential step towards large-scale on-chip optical interconnects for future microprocessors. |
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ISSN: | 1094-4087 1094-4087 |
DOI: | 10.1364/OE.17.015248 |