High-speed modulator with interleaved junctions in zero-change CMOS photonics

Abstract

A microring depletion modulator is demonstrated with T-shaped lateral p-n junctions used to realize efficient modulation while maximizing the RC limited bandwidth. The device having a 3 dB bandwidth of 13 GHz has been fabricated in a standard 45 nm microelectronics CMOS process. The cavity has a linewidth of 17 GHz and an average wavelength-shift of 9 pm/V in reverse-bias conditions.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Mar 28, 2016
Source ID
10.1063/1.4944999

Entities

People

  • Dinis Cheian
  • Luca Alloatti
  • R. J. Ram

Organizations

  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics