Silicon Mach-Zehnder modulator of extinction ratio beyond 10 dB at 100-125 Gbps
- 16 November 2011
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Express
- Vol. 19 (26) , B26-31
- https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.19.000b26
Abstract
Silicon Mach-Zehnder modulators with reduced series resistance in lateral PN junction rib-waveguide phase shifters are characterized in eye-diagram measurements. The modulators reveal extinction ratio beyond 10dB at 10.0-12.5Gbps, approaching lithium-niobate modulators in high-speed performance.Keywords
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