Ultra-low voltage, ultra-small mode volume silicon microring modulator

作者:Manipatruni Sasikanth*; Preston Kyle; Chen Long; Lipson Michal
来源:Optics Express, 2010, 18(17): 18235-18242.
DOI:10.1364/OE.18.018235

摘要

We show GHz modulation in a 2.5 mu m radius silicon micro-ring, with only 150 mV peak-peak drive voltage and an electro-optic modal volume of only 2 mu m(3) . The swing voltage and the micro-ring modulator are the smallest demonstrations so-far in silicon. The presented approach lays the ground work for a new class of high speed low voltage modulators enabling, seamless integration of nanophotonics with low voltage digital CMOS nano-electronics.

  • 出版日期2010-8-16