Ultrasensitive silicon photonic-crystal nanobeam electro-optical modulator: Design and simulation | Zendy

Joshua R. Hendrickson | Zendy; Richard Soref | Zendy; Julian Sweet | Zendy; Walter R. Buchwald | Zendy

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Ultrasensitive silicon photonic-crystal nanobeam electro-optical modulator: Design and simulation

Author(s) -

Joshua R. Hendrickson,

Richard Soref,

Julian Sweet,

Walter R. Buchwald

Publication year - 2014

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.22.003271

Subject(s) - resonator , extinction ratio , materials science , optics , silicon on insulator , optoelectronics , photonic crystal , waveguide , refractive index , optical modulator , modulation (music) , silicon photonics , wavelength , photonic integrated circuit , silicon , coupled mode theory , phase modulation , physics , phase noise , acoustics

Design and simulation results are presented for an ultralow switching energy, resonator based, silicon-on-insulator (SOI) electro-optical modulator. The nanowire waveguide and Q ~8500 resonator are seamlessly integrated via a high-transmission tapered 1D photonic crystal cavity waveguide structure. A lateral p-n junction of modulation length L(m) ~λ is used to alter the index of refraction and, therefore, shift the resonance wavelength via fast carrier depletion. Differential signaling of the device with ΔV ~0.6 Volts allows for a 6 dB extinction ratio at telecom wavelengths with an energy cost as low as 14 attojoules/bit.

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