Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 50, Issue 19, 1901005(2023)

Download Type Electro‑Optic Modulator with Reflective Wall Based on Photonic Crystal Nanowire Cavity

Wenling Zhu1, Heming Chen2、*, Wenkai Xu1, and Yuchen Hu1
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology) & College of Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu , China
  • 2Bell Honors School, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu ,China
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    Figures & Tables(18)
    Three-dimensional structure of download type electro-optic modulator with reflection wall
    Sectional drawing of electro-optic modulator
    Structural diagram of photonic crystal nanowire cavity
    Circular hole parameter diagram
    Theoretical model of side coupling structure between mainline waveguide and resonant cavity
    Theoretical transmittance spectrum of side coupling structure between mainline waveguide and resonant cavity
    Doping diagram of electro-optic modulator silicon-based materials
    Carrier concentration distributions when modulation voltage is 1.2 V. (a) N type carrier concentration;(b) P type carrier concentration
    Transmissivity and resonance wavelength versus Nreflect
    Transmissivity and resonance wavelength versus φ
    Transmissivity and Q value versus coupling distance L
    Stable light intensity distribution when incident wavelength is consistent with resonant wavelength
    Transmission spectra of modulator at “on” and “off” states
    Stable time at “on” state of modulator obtained by simulation calculation
    Stable time at “off” state of modulator obtained by simulation calculation
    3 dB bandwidth of modulator obtained by simulation calculation
    Equivalent circuit of modulator
    • Table 1. Performance comparison of nanowire cavity electro-optic modulators

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      Table 1. Performance comparison of nanowire cavity electro-optic modulators

      Device

      Device

      area /µm2

      Extinction

      ratio /dB

      Insertion

      loss /dB

      Bias

      voltage /V

      Q

      factor

      Modulation bandwidth /GHzModulation frequency /GHzRef.
      1D Fabry-Perot resonator>65.875.14.8780<1014
      1D silicon photonic crystal>1011>1.1200005915
      Graphene-silicon hybrid2012.56.45000~13316
      1D silicon photonic crystal2518.20.041.17511000908.318
      Multilayer stack<10>5~60017
      Our device54240.21.271101228.7
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    Wenling Zhu, Heming Chen, Wenkai Xu, Yuchen Hu. Download Type Electro‑Optic Modulator with Reflective Wall Based on Photonic Crystal Nanowire Cavity[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2023, 50(19): 1901005

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    Paper Information

    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: Oct. 10, 2022

    Accepted: Oct. 27, 2022

    Published Online: Oct. 18, 2023

    The Author Email: Chen Heming (chhm@njupt.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL221312

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