Organic materials combined with strongly guiding silicon waveguides open the route to
highly efficient electro-optical devices. Modulators based on the so-called silicon-organic …

We report on the hybrid integration of silicon-on-insulator slot waveguides with organic
electro-optic materials. We investigate and compare a polymer composite, a dendron-based …

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 …

We demonstrate silicon-organic hybrid (SOH) electro-optic modulators that enable
quadrature phase-shift keying (QPSK) and 16-state quadrature amplitude modulation …

Energy-efficient electro-optic modulators are at the heart of short-reach optical interconnects,
and silicon photonics is considered the leading technology for realizing such devices …

Electro-optic modulation at frequencies of 100 GHz and beyond is important for photonic-
electronic signal processing at the highest speeds. To date, however, only a small number of …

CMOS-compatible optical modulators are key components for future silicon-based photonic
transceivers. However, achieving low modulation voltage and high speed operation still …

Lowering the operating voltage of electro-optic modulators is desirable for a variety of
applications, most notably in analog photonics and digital data communication. In particular …

We demonstrate the generation of higher-order modulation formats using silicon-based
inphase/quadrature (IQ) modulators at symbol rates of up to 100 GBd. Our devices exploit …

Optical modulators are vital for many applications, including telecommunication, data
communication, optical computing, and microwave photonic links. A compact modulator with …