A 25 Gbps silicon microring modulator based on an interleaved junction

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 26411-26423

  Rosenberg, J C ^a   Green, W M J ^a   Assefa, S ^a   Gill, D M ^a   Barwicz, T ^a   Yang, M ^a   Shank, S M ^b   Vlasov, Y A ^a  

^a IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b IBM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRIVE VOLTAGE; EYE DIAGRAMS; MICRORING MODULATOR; OFF-RESONANCE; OPTICAL INSERTION LOSS; P-N JUNCTION; SIGNAL DEGRADATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

SILICON;

SILICON;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; SEMICONDUCTOR; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ARTIFACTS; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MINIATURIZATION; OPTICAL DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SILICON; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 84870586820     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.026411     Document Type: Conference Paper

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