Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8919122 | Opto-Electronics Review | 2017 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
An optimal design of a slot waveguide is presented for realizing an ultrafast optical modulator based on a 220Â nm silicon wafer technology. The recipe is to maximize the confinement and interaction between optical power supported by the waveguide and electric field applied through metallic electrodes. As height of waveguide is fixed at 220Â nm, the waveguide and slot width are optimized to maximize the confinement factor of optical power. Moreover, metal electrodes tend to make the waveguide lossy, their optimal placement is calculated to reduce the optical loss and enhance the voltage per unit width in the slot. Performance of an optimally designed slot waveguide with metal electrodes as ultrafast modulator is also discussed.
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Authors
N. Malviya, V. Priye,