Publication
CLEO 2011
Conference paper

Controlled coupling in silicon microrings for high-speed, high extinction ratio, and low-chirp modulation

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Abstract

Silicon-on-insulator microring modulators with integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer couplers exhibiting drive voltages near 1 V, modulation insertion loss 1 dB, extinction ratios as large as 16 dB, and low chirp are demonstrated. © 2011 OSA.