Optical modulation using the silicon platform
Optical modulation using the silicon platform
Optical modulator devices in silicon have experienced dramatic improvements over the last decade, with data rates demonstrated up to 50Gb/s and ultra-lower power consumption with a few fJ/bit[1]. However a significant need exist for high speed low power devices with a small footprint and broadband characteristics with extinction ratio above 5dB. Here we describe the work within the UK silicon photonics program, which has led to the fabrication and preliminary results of novel nano cavity optical architecture as well as self-aligned pn junction structures embedded in a silicon rib waveguide with an active length in the millimetre range producing high-speed optical phase modulation whilst retaining a high extinction ratio.
Carrier depletion, Integrated optic, Microphotonics, Optical modulator, Silicon-on-insulator, Waveguide
Gardes, F.Y.
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Reed, G.T.
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Debnath, K.
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Krauss, T.F.
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Lever, L.
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Kelsall, R.W.
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Ikonic, Z.
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Liu, Xue Chao
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Myronov, M.
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Leadley, D.R.
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14 March 2013
Gardes, F.Y.
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Thomson, D.
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Hu, Y.
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Reed, G.T.
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O'Faolain, L.
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Debnath, K.
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Krauss, T.F.
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Fedeli, J.M.
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Lever, L.
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Kelsall, R.W.
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Ikonic, Z.
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Liu, Xue Chao
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Myronov, M.
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Leadley, D.R.
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Gardes, F.Y., Thomson, D., Hu, Y., Reed, G.T., O'Faolain, L., Debnath, K., Krauss, T.F., Fedeli, J.M., Lever, L., Kelsall, R.W., Ikonic, Z., Liu, Xue Chao, Myronov, M. and Leadley, D.R.
(2013)
Optical modulation using the silicon platform.
Kubby, Joel and Reed, Graham T.
(eds.)
In Silicon Photonics VIII.
vol. 8629,
SPIE.
8 pp
.
(doi:10.1117/12.2005423).
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Abstract
Optical modulator devices in silicon have experienced dramatic improvements over the last decade, with data rates demonstrated up to 50Gb/s and ultra-lower power consumption with a few fJ/bit[1]. However a significant need exist for high speed low power devices with a small footprint and broadband characteristics with extinction ratio above 5dB. Here we describe the work within the UK silicon photonics program, which has led to the fabrication and preliminary results of novel nano cavity optical architecture as well as self-aligned pn junction structures embedded in a silicon rib waveguide with an active length in the millimetre range producing high-speed optical phase modulation whilst retaining a high extinction ratio.
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Published date: 14 March 2013
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Silicon Photonics VIII, , San Francisco, CA, United States, 2013-02-04 - 2013-02-06
Keywords:
Carrier depletion, Integrated optic, Microphotonics, Optical modulator, Silicon-on-insulator, Waveguide
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F.Y. Gardes
Author:
D. Thomson
Author:
Y. Hu
Author:
G.T. Reed
Author:
L. O'Faolain
Author:
K. Debnath
Author:
T.F. Krauss
Author:
J.M. Fedeli
Author:
L. Lever
Author:
R.W. Kelsall
Author:
Z. Ikonic
Author:
Xue Chao Liu
Author:
M. Myronov
Author:
D.R. Leadley
Editor:
Joel Kubby
Editor:
Graham T. Reed
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