Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 49, Issue 17, 1706003(2022)

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

Wening 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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    Three-dimensional structure of download type electro-optic modulator with reflection wall
    Sectional drawing of electro-optic modulator
    Structural schematic of photonic crystal nanowire cavity
    Circular hole parameter diagram
    Theoretical model of side coupling structure
    Theoretical transmittance spectrum of side coupling structure
    Doping diagram of electro-optic modulator
    Carrier concentration distribution 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

      DeviceDevice area /μm2Extinction ratio /dBInsertion loss /dBBias voltage /VQ factorModulation bandwidth /GHzModulation frequency /GHzRef.
      1D Fabry-Perot resonator>65.875.14.8780<10-[14]
      1D silicon photonic crystal>1011->1.12000059-[15]
      Graphene-silicon hybrid2012.5-6.45000~133-[16]
      1D silicon photonic crystal2518.20.041.17511000908.3[18]
      Multilayer stack-<10->5~600--[17]
      Our device54240.21.271101228.7-
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    Wening 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, 2022, 49(17): 1706003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber optics and optical communication

    Received: Nov. 29, 2021

    Accepted: Jan. 5, 2022

    Published Online: Jul. 28, 2022

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

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202249.1706003

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