High-speed modulation of a compact silicon ring resonator based on a reverse-biased pn diode

Frédéric Y. Gardes, A. Brimont, Pablo Sanchis, G. Rasigade, Delphine Marris‐Morini, Liam O’Faoláin, Fangfang Dong, J-M. Fédéli, Pieter Dumon, Laurent Vivien,

Optics Express · 2009 · 177 citations · 10 references

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High speed modulation based on a compact silicon ring resonator operating in depletion mode is demonstrated. The device exhibits an electrical small signal bandwidth of 19 GHz. The device is therefore a candidate for highly compact, wide bandwidth modulators for a variety of applications.

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