HIGHLY EFFICIENT OPTICAL-PHASE MODULATOR IN SOI WAVE-GUIDES

被引:124
作者
TANG, CK
REED, GT
机构
[1] Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Surrey, Surrey GU2 5HX, Guildford
关键词
SILICON-ON-INSULATOR; OPTICAL WAVE-GUIDES; PHASE MODULATION; OPTICAL MODULATION;
D O I
10.1049/el:19950328
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
The realisation of a low-loss, highly efficient, singlemode optical phase modulator in SOI is reported. At a wavelength of 1.5 mu m the figure of merit For the device, the induced phase shift per volt per millimetre, is greater than 200 degrees/V/mm. To our knowledge, this is the highest reported value to date. In addition, the device drive current (< 10mA) is thought to be the lowest yet reported.
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页码:451 / 452
页数:2
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