On the silicon-on-insulator platform, an ultra compact temperature-insensitive modulator based on a cascaded microring assistant Mach-Zehnder interferometer is proposed and demonstrated with numerical simulation. Acco...On the silicon-on-insulator platform, an ultra compact temperature-insensitive modulator based on a cascaded microring assistant Mach-Zehnder interferometer is proposed and demonstrated with numerical simulation. According to the calculated results, the tolerated variation of ambient temperature can be as high as 134 ℃ while the footprint of such a silicon modulator is only 340 μm2.展开更多
A photonic-assisted radio frequency phase shifter with direct current voltage control is proposed using a polymer- based integrated Mach-Zehnder modulator. A closed-form expression of radio frequency （RF） signal pow...A photonic-assisted radio frequency phase shifter with direct current voltage control is proposed using a polymer- based integrated Mach-Zehnder modulator. A closed-form expression of radio frequency （RF） signal power and phase is given. Theoretical calculation reveals that by carefully setting the bias voltages, RF signal power variation lower than 1-dB and phase accuracy less than 3° can be achieved and are not degraded by perturbation of modulation index once the bias voltage drift is kept within -3% -- 3%.展开更多
Arbitrary waveform can be synthesized by two orthogonal components: in-phase and quadrature components. Thus, if we can manipulate the two components independently, various complicated modulation can be achieved. This...Arbitrary waveform can be synthesized by two orthogonal components: in-phase and quadrature components. Thus, if we can manipulate the two components independently, various complicated modulation can be achieved. This technique is called vector modulation, which is commonly used in wireless radio communication systems where the carrier frequency is lower than 100GHz. On the other hand, in lightwave transmission systems, the carrier frequency is higher than 100THz, and the stability of the signal sources would be much poorer than in radio systems, so that the simplest modulation format (on-off-keying) was often used in commercial systems. However, recently, various modulation techniques such as quadrature amplitude modulation, etc., have been demonstrated by using precise and rapid lightwave control. In this report, we review recent progress in optical vector modulation technologies which can generate highspeed and complicated optical signals. Integrated optical modulators can synthesize multi-level signals in photonic circuits.展开更多
Efficient coupling from the silicon waveguide to the GeSi layer is the key to success in the GeSi electro-absorption （EA） modulator based on evanescent coupling. A lateral taper in the upper GeSi layer has room for ...Efficient coupling from the silicon waveguide to the GeSi layer is the key to success in the GeSi electro-absorption （EA） modulator based on evanescent coupling. A lateral taper in the upper GeSi layer has room for increasing the modulating efficiency and alleviating the sensitivity of the extinction ratio （ER） and insertion loss （IL） to the length of the active region. The light behavior and the effect of the taper are explored in detail using the beam propagation method （BPM）. After optimization, the light can nearly be totally confined in the GeSi layer without any oscillation. The modulator with the designed taper can achieve low IL and high ER.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant Nos.2011CBA00608,2011CBA00303,2011CB301803, and 2010CB327405)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61036011 and 61036010)the Project of Science and Technology from the Communication Information Security Control Laboratory
文摘On the silicon-on-insulator platform, an ultra compact temperature-insensitive modulator based on a cascaded microring assistant Mach-Zehnder interferometer is proposed and demonstrated with numerical simulation. According to the calculated results, the tolerated variation of ambient temperature can be as high as 134 ℃ while the footprint of such a silicon modulator is only 340 μm2.
基金Project supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(Grant No.2014JBM013)
文摘A photonic-assisted radio frequency phase shifter with direct current voltage control is proposed using a polymer- based integrated Mach-Zehnder modulator. A closed-form expression of radio frequency （RF） signal power and phase is given. Theoretical calculation reveals that by carefully setting the bias voltages, RF signal power variation lower than 1-dB and phase accuracy less than 3° can be achieved and are not degraded by perturbation of modulation index once the bias voltage drift is kept within -3% -- 3%.
文摘Arbitrary waveform can be synthesized by two orthogonal components: in-phase and quadrature components. Thus, if we can manipulate the two components independently, various complicated modulation can be achieved. This technique is called vector modulation, which is commonly used in wireless radio communication systems where the carrier frequency is lower than 100GHz. On the other hand, in lightwave transmission systems, the carrier frequency is higher than 100THz, and the stability of the signal sources would be much poorer than in radio systems, so that the simplest modulation format (on-off-keying) was often used in commercial systems. However, recently, various modulation techniques such as quadrature amplitude modulation, etc., have been demonstrated by using precise and rapid lightwave control. In this report, we review recent progress in optical vector modulation technologies which can generate highspeed and complicated optical signals. Integrated optical modulators can synthesize multi-level signals in photonic circuits.
文摘Efficient coupling from the silicon waveguide to the GeSi layer is the key to success in the GeSi electro-absorption （EA） modulator based on evanescent coupling. A lateral taper in the upper GeSi layer has room for increasing the modulating efficiency and alleviating the sensitivity of the extinction ratio （ER） and insertion loss （IL） to the length of the active region. The light behavior and the effect of the taper are explored in detail using the beam propagation method （BPM）. After optimization, the light can nearly be totally confined in the GeSi layer without any oscillation. The modulator with the designed taper can achieve low IL and high ER.
