Cosmic radiation effect on silicon photonic Mach-Zehnder Modulator

Autor: Dun Mao, Lorry Chang, Hwaseob Lee, Tiantian Li, Zi Wang, Po Dong, Anthony W. Yu, Michael A. Krainak, Tingyi Gu
Rok vydání: 2022
Zdroj: Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics.
DOI: 10.1364/cleo_si.2022.sf1c.5
Popis: We evaluated the radiation effects of cosmic rays on silicon Mach-Zehnder Modulator loaded on International Space Station. Permanent changes of refractive index (10-3) and carrier lifetime reduction have been observed after 6 months’ radiation.
Databáze: OpenAIRE