A Compact and Highly Efficient Silicon-Based Asymmetric Mach-Zehnder Modulator with Broadband Spectral Operation

被引：8

作者：

Zhou Liang ^{[1
]}

Li Zhi-Yong ^{[1
]}

Xiao Xi ^{[1
]}

Xu Hai-Hua ^{[1
]}

Fan Zhong-Chao ^{[2
]}

Han Wei-Hua ^{[2
]}

Yu Yu-De ^{[1
]}

Yu Jin-Zhong ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Semicond, State Key Lab Integrated Optoelect, Beijing 100083, Peoples R China

[2] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Semicond, Engn Res Ctr Semicond Integrated Technol, Beijing 100083, Peoples R China

来源：

CHINESE PHYSICS LETTERS | 2011年 / 28卷 / 07期

基金：

中国国家自然科学基金;

关键词：

D O I：

10.1088/0256-307X/28/7/074202

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

An asymmetric Mach-Zehnder electro-optic modulator is demonstrated by using a silicon-based p-i-n diode embedded in compact 200 mu m long phase shifters. The measured figure of merit V-pi L = 0.23 V.mm shows highly efficient modulation by the device, and an open eye-diagram at 3.2 Gbit/s confirmed its fast electro-optic response. Integrated with the grating coupler, the device exhibits a broad operational wavelength range of 70 nm with a uniform 18 dB extinction ratio covering the C-band and part L-band of optical communication.

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