Review of silicon photonics technology and platform development
Many breakthroughs in the laboratories often do not bridge the gap between research and
commercialization. However, silicon photonics bucked the trend, with industry observers …
commercialization. However, silicon photonics bucked the trend, with industry observers …
[HTML][HTML] Plasmonic, photonic, or hybrid? Reviewing waveguide geometries for electro-optic modulators
Electro-optic modulators are key elements in high-speed optical telecommunication links
and preferably rely on materials with a linear electro-optic effect. Choosing adequate …
and preferably rely on materials with a linear electro-optic effect. Choosing adequate …
Breaking voltage–bandwidth limits in integrated lithium niobate modulators using micro-structured electrodes
Electro-optic modulators with low voltages and large bandwidths are crucial for both analog
and digital communication. Recently, thin-film lithium niobate modulators have emerged as …
and digital communication. Recently, thin-film lithium niobate modulators have emerged as …
High-performance hybrid silicon and lithium niobate Mach–Zehnder modulators for 100 Gbit s−1 and beyond
M He, M Xu, Y Ren, J Jian, Z Ruan, Y Xu, S Gao… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Optical modulators are at the heart of optical communication links. Ideally, they should
feature low loss, low drive voltage, large bandwidth, high linearity, compact footprint and low …
feature low loss, low drive voltage, large bandwidth, high linearity, compact footprint and low …
Slow-light silicon modulator with 110-GHz bandwidth
Silicon modulators are key components to support the dense integration of electro-optic
functional elements for various applications. Despite numerous advances in promoting the …
functional elements for various applications. Despite numerous advances in promoting the …
THz-to-optical conversion in wireless communications using an ultra-broadband plasmonic modulator
S Ummethala, T Harter, K Koehnle, Z Li… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Future wireless communication networks will need to handle data rates of tens or even
hundreds of Gbit s− 1 per link, requiring carrier frequencies in the unallocated THz …
hundreds of Gbit s− 1 per link, requiring carrier frequencies in the unallocated THz …
High-speed silicon photonics modulators
J Witzens - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The realization of gigahertz bandwidth modulators out of silicon-based technology in the
early 2000s marked a cornerstone of silicon photonics development. While modulation …
early 2000s marked a cornerstone of silicon photonics development. While modulation …
Silicon intensity Mach–Zehnder modulator for single lane 100 Gb/s applications
In this paper, a substrate removing technique in a silicon Mach–Zehnder modulator (MZM) is
proposed and demonstrated to improve modulation bandwidth. Based on the novel and …
proposed and demonstrated to improve modulation bandwidth. Based on the novel and …
Design, analysis, and transmission system performance of a 41 GHz silicon photonic modulator
The design and characterization of a slow-wave series push-pull traveling wave silicon
photonic modulator is presented. At 2 V and 4 V reverse bias, the measured− 3 dB electro …
photonic modulator is presented. At 2 V and 4 V reverse bias, the measured− 3 dB electro …
Silicon photonics for exascale systems
With the extraordinary growth in parallelism at all system scales driven by multicore
architectures, computing performance is increasingly determined by how efficiently high …
architectures, computing performance is increasingly determined by how efficiently high …