Silicon modulator exceeding 110 GHz using tunable time-frequency equalization
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| author | Yue, Hengsong Fu, Jianbin Zhang, Hengwei Xiong, Bo Pan, Shilong Chu, Tao |
| author_facet | Yue, Hengsong Fu, Jianbin Zhang, Hengwei Xiong, Bo Pan, Shilong Chu, Tao |
| contents | Silicon modulators have garnered considerable attention owing to their potential applications in high-density integration and high-speed modulation. However, they are increasingly challenged by the limited 3 dB bandwidth as the demand for modulation speed in optical communications continues to rise, impeding their ability to compete with modulators made of thin-film lithium niobate. This bandwidth limitation arises because of the parasitic resistance and capacitance in the PN junction of the silicon modulators. This study demonstrates the first silicon modulator exceeding 110 GHz without any resonant structure using a tunable time-frequency equalization technique. This substantial breakthrough enables on-off keying modulation at a rate of 140 Gbaud without digital signal processing. These accomplishments represent the highest bandwidth and maximum baud rate achieved without digital signal processing in an all-silicon modulator, reaching the testing limitations of the experimental system. This opens the possibility of attaining modulation rates of up to 200 or even 300 Gbaud by adopting design strategies such as slow light and technologies such as digital signal processing. This advancement extends the speed capabilities of silicon modulators to the level of thin-film lithium niobate modulators, thereby promoting their application in the broader array of fields, such as linear-drive pluggable transceivers. |
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| spellingShingle | Silicon modulator exceeding 110 GHz using tunable time-frequency equalization Yue, Hengsong Fu, Jianbin Zhang, Hengwei Xiong, Bo Pan, Shilong Chu, Tao Optics Applied Physics Silicon modulators have garnered considerable attention owing to their potential applications in high-density integration and high-speed modulation. However, they are increasingly challenged by the limited 3 dB bandwidth as the demand for modulation speed in optical communications continues to rise, impeding their ability to compete with modulators made of thin-film lithium niobate. This bandwidth limitation arises because of the parasitic resistance and capacitance in the PN junction of the silicon modulators. This study demonstrates the first silicon modulator exceeding 110 GHz without any resonant structure using a tunable time-frequency equalization technique. This substantial breakthrough enables on-off keying modulation at a rate of 140 Gbaud without digital signal processing. These accomplishments represent the highest bandwidth and maximum baud rate achieved without digital signal processing in an all-silicon modulator, reaching the testing limitations of the experimental system. This opens the possibility of attaining modulation rates of up to 200 or even 300 Gbaud by adopting design strategies such as slow light and technologies such as digital signal processing. This advancement extends the speed capabilities of silicon modulators to the level of thin-film lithium niobate modulators, thereby promoting their application in the broader array of fields, such as linear-drive pluggable transceivers. |
| title | Silicon modulator exceeding 110 GHz using tunable time-frequency equalization |
| topic | Optics Applied Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.09816 |