A 25 Gb/s 400 fJ/bit silicon traveling-wave modulator

We present a traveling-wave Mach-Zehnder modulator operates at 25 Gb/s with 1 V pp . The 400 fJ/bit energy consumption is a 10× improvement over the best reported values in silicon Mach-Zehnders, becoming competitive with ring modulators.

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Published in2012 Optical Interconnects Conference pp. 131 - 132
Main Authors Ran Ding, Baehr-Jones, T., Yang Liu, Ayazi, A., Pinguet, T., Harris, N., Streshinsky, M., Poshen Lee, Yi Zhang, Lim, A. E., Tsung-Yang Liow, Teo, Selin Hwee-Gee, Guo-Qiang Lo, Hochberg, M.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.05.2012
Subjects
Junctions
Metals
Modulation
Optical waveguides
Optics
Radio frequency
Silicon
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Summary:We present a traveling-wave Mach-Zehnder modulator operates at 25 Gb/s with 1 V pp . The 400 fJ/bit energy consumption is a 10× improvement over the best reported values in silicon Mach-Zehnders, becoming competitive with ring modulators.
ISBN:9781457716201
1457716208
ISSN:2376-8665
DOI:10.1109/OIC.2012.6224411