Compact, High-Speed Mach-Zehnder Modulator With On-Chip Linear Drivers in Photonic BiCMOS Technology

Autor: Christian Kress, Tobias Schwabe, Hanjo Rhee, J. Christoph Scheytt
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: IEEE Access, Vol 12, Pp 64561-64570 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2169-3536
DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3396877
Popis: A monolithically integrated electronic-photonic Mach-Zehnder modulator is presented, incorporating electronic linear drivers along with photonic components. Electro-optical 3 dB & 6 dB bandwidths of 24 GHz and 34 GHz, respectively, were measured. The measurements are in good agreement with electronic-photonic post-layout simulation results and verify the design methodology. A full $\pi $ phase shift was achieved by applying a differential input voltage of $V_{\pi } =$ 420 mV to the driver input, effectively decreasing the required modulation voltage by a factor of approximately 10.
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