A verified equivalent-circuit model for slotwaveguide modulators

Autor: Zwickel, Heiner, Singer, Stefan, Kieninger, Clemens, Kutuvantavida, Yasar, Muradyan, Narek, Wahlbrink, Thorsten, Yokoyama, Shiyoshi, Randel, Sebastian, Freude, Wolfgang, Koos, Christian
Rok vydání: 2019
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1364/OE.383120
Popis: We formulate and experimentally validate an equivalent-circuit model based on distributed elements to describe the electric and electro-optic (EO) properties of travellingwave silicon-organic hybrid (SOH) slot-waveguide modulators. The model allows to reliably predict the small-signal EO frequency response of the modulators exploiting purely electrical measurements of the frequency-dependent RF transmission characteristics. We experimentally verify the validity of our model, and we formulate design guidelines for an optimum trade-off between optical loss due to free-carrier absorption (FCA), electro-optic bandwidth, and {\pi}-voltage of SOH slot-waveguide modulators.
Databáze: arXiv