Ring Resonator Modulators in Silicon for Interchip Photonic Links
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- 30 September 2013
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics
- Vol. 19 (6) , 95-113
Abstract
Silicon photonics is the most promising pathway to achieve >10 Tb/s off-chip I/O bandwidth required by next-generation high-performance computing and switching systems. Ring resonator modulators offer the advantages of small footprint, low power, high efficiency, low loss, high speed, and CMOS compatibility for silicon photonic links. This paper presents an in-depth discussion of practical microring modulators in silicon, covering their performance metrics, design tradeoffs, optimization, p-n junction geometries, complex ring configurations, and tuning solutions. Various demonstrated Si ring modulators are reviewed and potential future developments are briefly discussed.Keywords
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