Fundamental characteristics and high-speed applications of carrier-depletion silicon Mach-Zehnder modulators

IEICE Electronics Express

Hiroki Ishihara³  Guo-Qiang Lo¹  Dim-Lee Kwong¹  Kazukiro Goi³  Xiaoguang Tu¹  Sean Seah⁴  Kensuke Ogawa³  Ching Eng Png²  Yasuhiro Mashiko³  Min Jie Sun⁴  Soon Thor Lim²  Tsung-Yang Liow¹ 

[1] Institute of Microelectronics, A*STAR;Institute of High-Performance Computing, A*STAR;Optics and Electronics Laboratory, Fujikura Ltd.;Optic2Connect Pte Ltd.

关键词: optical modulator;    photonic integrated circuit;    Mach-Zehnder interferometer;    on-off keying;    phase-shift keying;    silicon photonics;   

DOI  :  10.1587/elex.11.20142010

学科分类：电子、光学、磁材料

来源: Denshi Jouhou Tsuushin Gakkai

【 摘 要 】

References(32)Cited-By(1)Carrier-depletion Si Mach-Zehnder modulators incorporating lateral PN-junction phase shifters are reviewed in the lights of fundamental characteristics and applications to high-speed optical fiber transmission. Experimental reverse-bias characteristics are supported by numerical analysis with good agreement, implying that the Si modulators are fabricated precisely as designed. Numerical high-speed response proves that the phase shifter operates beyond 100-Gbaud symbol rate. Traveling-wave electrodes are characterized in S-parameter measurements to reveal LRC resonance as a limiting factor in high-speed modulation. High-speed optical-fiber transmission in on-off and phase-shift keying formats is demonstrated using the Si Mach-Zehnder modulators assembled in ceramic-based metal packages.

【 授权许可】

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