Programmable Microring Modulators With High Extinction Ratio and Tunable Quality Factor (W2A.23)
Presenter: Hamed Shams Mousavi, Intel Corporation
We present a novel programmable microring modulator with forward-biased PIN segment to compensate for fabrication variability. We show repeatable extinction ratios >30dB and the ability to reliably target loaded quality factors for controlling modulator bandwidth.
Authors:Hamed Shams Mousavi, Intel Corporation / Saeed Fathololoumi, Intel Corporation / Paul Martin, Intel Corporation / Calvin Ma, Intel Corporation / Kelly Magruder, Intel Corporation / Adam Bowles, Intel Corporation / Jeffrey Driscoll, Intel Corporation