Linearized silicon modulator based on a ring assisted Mach Zehnder inteferometer
Author(s) -
Jaime Cárdenas,
Paul A. Morton,
Jacob B. Khurgin,
Austin G. Griffith,
Carl B. Poitras,
Kyle Preston,
Michal Lipson
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.21.022549
Subject(s) - spurious free dynamic range , optics , interferometry , silicon , electro optic modulator , mach–zehnder interferometer , measure (data warehouse) , physics , materials science , dynamic range , optical modulator , optoelectronics , phase modulation , computer science , database , phase noise
We demonstrate a Linearized Ring Assisted Mach-Zehnder Interferometer (L-RAMZI) modulator in a miniature silicon device. We measure a record high degree of linearization for a silicon device, with a Spurious Free Dynamic Range (SFDR) of 106dB/Hz²/³ at 1GHz, and 99dB/Hz²/³ at 10GHz.
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