On power consumption of silicon-microring-based optical modulators

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1615-1623

  Ye, Tong ^a   Cai, Xinran ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Microring resonator; Optical modulator; Power consumption; Silicon photonics

Indexed keywords

COUPLED-MODE THEORY; DRIVING VOLTAGES; ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATORS; FREE PROPERTY; HIGH-DENSITY INTEGRATION; INDEX MODULATION; LOW FREQUENCY; MICRORING RESONATOR; MICRORINGS; MODULATION FREQUENCIES; MODULATION METHODS; OPTICAL MODULATION; OPTICAL MODULATORS; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; PHOTONICS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; POWER CONSUMPTION; POWER EFFICIENCY; POWER REQUIREMENT; SILICON PHOTONICS; STATIC CHARACTERISTIC;

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT MODULATORS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL RESONATORS; PHOTONIC DEVICES;

CHIRP MODULATION;

EID: 77952910576     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2010.2047841     Document Type: Article

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