Optimization and demonstration of a large-bandwidth carrier-depletion silicon optical modulator

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 4119-4125

  Wang, Jing ^a   Qiu, Chao ^a,b   Li, Hao ^a   Ling, Wei ^a   Li, Le ^b   Pang, Albert ^b   Sheng, Zhen ^a   Wu, Aimin ^a   Wang, Xi ^a   Zou, Shichang ^a,b   Gan, Fuwan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MICROSYSTEM AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (China)

Author keywords

High speed; optical interconnects; optical modulation; silicon modulators

Indexed keywords

DOPING CONCENTRATION; EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT MODEL; HIGH SPEED; MODULATION BANDWIDTH; MODULATION EFFICIENCY; SILICON MODULATORS; SILICON-ON-INSULATORS; TRAVELING WAVE ELECTRODES;

BANDWIDTH; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT MODULATORS; MODULATION; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE SHIFTERS; SILICON;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 84890045944     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2013.2287671     Document Type: Article

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