Misalignment-tolerant surface-normal low-voltage modulator for optical interconnects

被引:30
作者
Helman, NC [1 ]
Roth, JE
Bour, DP
Altug, H
Miller, DAB
机构
[1] Stanford Univ, Dept Appl Phys, Ginzton Lab, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[2] Stanford Univ, Dept Elect Engn, Ginzton Lab, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[3] Commun & Opt Res Lab, Agilent Labs, Palo Alto, CA 94304 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Fabry-Perot resonators; optical interconnections; optical modulation; waveguides;
D O I
10.1109/JSTQE.2005.845613
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We present a surface-normal modulator architecture for optical interconnects that offers misalignment tolerance as well as high contrast ratio over a wide wavelength range for a small drive voltage. A contrast ratio greater than 3 dB was achieved for only 0.8-V drive across a 16-mn wavelength range from 1498 to 1514 nm. The misalignment tolerance between this device, and the input optical beam was measured to be 30 μ m.
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页码:338 / 342
页数:5
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