Full-spectrum visible electro-optic modulator

S Xue, Z Shi, J Ling, Z Gao, Q Hu, K Zhang… - Optica, 2023 - opg.optica.org
We report an on-chip high-speed visible-band electro-optic modulator that can operate over
the full visible spectrum of 400–700 nm, with a record low V _π⋅ L of 0.48, 0.25, and 0.17 …

Sub-1 Volt and high-bandwidth visible to near-infrared electro-optic modulators

D Renaud, DR Assumpcao, G Joe… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Integrated electro-optic (EO) modulators are fundamental photonics components with utility
in domains ranging from digital communications to quantum information processing. At …

Micrometre-scale silicon electro-optic modulator

Q Xu, B Schmidt, S Pradhan, M Lipson - nature, 2005 - nature.com
Metal interconnections are expected to become the limiting factor for the performance of
electronic systems as transistors continue to shrink in size. Replacing them by optical …

Ultra-high electro-optic activity demonstrated in a silicon-organic hybrid modulator

C Kieninger, Y Kutuvantavida, DL Elder, S Wolf… - Optica, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Efficient electro-optic (EO) modulators crucially rely on advanced materials that exhibit
strong electro-optic activity and that can be integrated into high-speed and efficient phase …

Demonstration of electrooptic modulation at 2165nm using a silicon Mach-Zehnder interferometer

MA Van Camp, S Assefa, DM Gill, T Barwicz… - Optics express, 2012 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate electrooptic modulation at a wavelength of 2165nm, using a free-carrier
injection-based silicon Mach-Zehnder modulator. The modulator has a V_π∙ L figure of merit …

Subvolt electro-optical modulator on thin-film lithium niobate and silicon nitride hybrid platform

ANR Ahmed, S Nelan, S Shi, P Yao, A Mercante… - Optics letters, 2020 - opg.optica.org
A low voltage operation electro-optic modulator is critical for applications ranging from
optical communications to an analog photonic link. This paper reports a hybrid silicon nitride …

Breaking the energy-bandwidth limit of electrooptic modulators: theory and a device proposal

H Lin, O Ogbuu, J Liu, L Zhang… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we quantitatively analyzed the tradeoff between energy per bit for switching
and modulation bandwidth of classical electrooptic modulators. A formally simple energy …

Compact electro-optic modulator on silicon-on-insulator substrates using cavities with ultra-small modal volumes

B Schmidt, Q Xu, J Shakya, S Manipatruni… - Optics Express, 2007 - opg.optica.org
We experimentally demonstrate a micron-size electro-optic modulator using a high-index-
contrast silicon Fabry-Pérot resonator cavity. This compact device consists of a 1-D cavity …

42.7 Gbit/s electro-optic modulator in silicon technology

L Alloatti, D Korn, R Palmer, D Hillerkuss, J Li… - Optics express, 2011 - opg.optica.org
CMOS-compatible optical modulators are key components for future silicon-based photonic
transceivers. However, achieving low modulation voltage and high speed operation still …

High‐Performance Electro‐Optic Modulator on Silicon Nitride Platform with Heterogeneous Integration of Lithium Niobate

Z Ruan, K Chen, Z Wang, X Fan, R Gan… - Laser & Photonics …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Silicon nitride (SiN) emerges as an important platform for ultralow loss photonic integrations
with complementary metal‐oxide‐semiconductor compatibility. However, active devices …