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Linearity of silicon ring modulators for analog optical links |
Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 12, pp. 13115-13122 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.013115
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Abstract
We study the nonlinear distortions of a silicon ring modulator based on the carrier depletion effect for analog links. Key sources of modulation nonlinearity are identified and modeled. We find that the most important source of nonlinearity is from the pn junction itself, as opposed to the nonlinear wavelength response of the ring modulator. Spurious free dynamic range for intermodulation distortion of as high as 84 dB.Hz2/3 is obtained.
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1. Introduction
H. L. R. Lira, S. Manipatruni, and M. Lipson, “Broadband hitless silicon electro-optic switch for on-chip optical networks,” Opt. Express 17(25), 22271–22280 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
P. Rabiei and W. H. Steier, “Tunable polymer double micro-ring filters,” Photon. Technol. Lett. 15(9), 1255–1257 (2003). [CrossRef]
Q. Xu, B. Schmidt, S. Pradhan, and M. Lipson, “Micrometre-scale silicon electro-optic modulator,” Nature 435(7040), 325–327 (2005). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
M. Gould, T. Baehr-Jones, R. Ding, S. Huang, J. Luo, A. K.-Y. Jen, J.-M. Fedeli, M. Fournier, and M. Hochberg, “Silicon-polymer hybrid slot waveguide ring-resonator modulator,” Opt. Express 19(5), 3952–3961 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
R. A. Minasian, “Photonic signal processing of microwave signals,” IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Tech. 54(2), 832–846 (2006). [CrossRef]
J. Yao, “Microwave photonics,” J. Lightwave Technol. 27(3), 314–335 (2009). [CrossRef]
W. B. Bridges and J. H. Schaffner, “Distortion in linearized electrooptic modulators,” IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Tech. 43(9), 2184–2197 (1995). [CrossRef]
T. Ismail, C.-P. Liu, J. E. Mitchell, and A. J. Seeds, “High-dynamic- range wireless-over-fiber link using feed forward linearization,” J. Lightwave Technol. 25(11), 3274–3282 (2007). [CrossRef]
2. Principle
3. Design and fabrication
4. Theory
R. A. Soref and B. R. Bennet, “Electrooptical effects in silicon,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 23(1), 123–129 (1987). [CrossRef]
A. Yariv, “Universal relations for coupling of optical power between microresonators and dielectric waveguides,” Electron. Lett. 36(4), 321–322 (2000). [CrossRef]
J. E. Heebner, V. Wong, A. Schweinsberg, R. W. Boyd, and D. J. Jackson, “Optical transmission characteristics of fiber ring resonators,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 40(6), 726–730 (2004). [CrossRef]
5. Results
6. Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References and links
H. L. R. Lira, S. Manipatruni, and M. Lipson, “Broadband hitless silicon electro-optic switch for on-chip optical networks,” Opt. Express 17(25), 22271–22280 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed] | |
P. Rabiei and W. H. Steier, “Tunable polymer double micro-ring filters,” Photon. Technol. Lett. 15(9), 1255–1257 (2003). [CrossRef] | |
Q. Xu, B. Schmidt, S. Pradhan, and M. Lipson, “Micrometre-scale silicon electro-optic modulator,” Nature 435(7040), 325–327 (2005). [CrossRef] [PubMed] | |
F. Y. Gardes, A. Brimont, P. Sanchis, G. Rasigade, D. Marris-Morini, L. O’Faolain, F. Dong, J. M. Fedeli, P. Dumon, L. Vivien, T. F. Krauss, G. T. Reed, and J. Martí, “High-speed modulation of a compact silicon ring resonator based on a reverse-biased pn diode,” Opt. Express 17(24), 21986–21991 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed] | |
M. Gould, T. Baehr-Jones, R. Ding, S. Huang, J. Luo, A. K.-Y. Jen, J.-M. Fedeli, M. Fournier, and M. Hochberg, “Silicon-polymer hybrid slot waveguide ring-resonator modulator,” Opt. Express 19(5), 3952–3961 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed] | |
R. A. Minasian, “Photonic signal processing of microwave signals,” IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Tech. 54(2), 832–846 (2006). [CrossRef] | |
C. H. Cox III, E. I. Ackerman, G. E. Betts, and J. L. Prince, “Limits on the performance of RF-over-fiber links and their impact on device design,” IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Tech. 54(2), 906–920 (2006). [CrossRef] | |
I. Gasulla and J. Capmany, “Analysis of the harmonic and intermodulation distortion in a multimode fiber optic link,” Opt. Express 15(15), 9366–9371 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed] | |
J. Yao, “Microwave photonics,” J. Lightwave Technol. 27(3), 314–335 (2009). [CrossRef] | |
W. B. Bridges and J. H. Schaffner, “Distortion in linearized electrooptic modulators,” IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Tech. 43(9), 2184–2197 (1995). [CrossRef] | |
S. Dubovitsky, W. H. Steier, S. Yegnanarayanan, and B. Jalali, “Analysis and improvement of Mach-Zehnder modulator linearity performance for chirped and tunable optical carriers,” J. Lightwave Technol. 20(5), 886–891 (2002). [CrossRef] | |
H. Tazawa and W. H. Steier, “Linearity of ring resonator-based electrooptic polymer modulator,” Electron. Lett. 41(23), 1297–1298 (2005). [CrossRef] | |
T. Ismail, C.-P. Liu, J. E. Mitchell, and A. J. Seeds, “High-dynamic- range wireless-over-fiber link using feed forward linearization,” J. Lightwave Technol. 25(11), 3274–3282 (2007). [CrossRef] | |
M. Song, L. Zhang, R. G. Beausoleil, and A. E. Willner, “Nonlinear distortion in a silicon microring-based electro-optic modulator for analog optical links,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 16, 185–191 (2010). | |
B. Dingel, A. Prescod, N. Madamopoulos, and R. Madabhushi, “Performance of ring resonator-based linear optical modulator (IMPACC) under Critical Coupling (CC), Over Coupling (OC), and Under Coupling (UC) conditions,” IEEE Photonics Conference (PHO) 260–261 (2011). | |
C. Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics, 5th ed.(Wiley), (1976). | |
R. A. Soref and B. R. Bennet, “Electrooptical effects in silicon,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 23(1), 123–129 (1987). [CrossRef] | |
A. Yariv, “Universal relations for coupling of optical power between microresonators and dielectric waveguides,” Electron. Lett. 36(4), 321–322 (2000). [CrossRef] | |
J. E. Heebner, V. Wong, A. Schweinsberg, R. W. Boyd, and D. J. Jackson, “Optical transmission characteristics of fiber ring resonators,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 40(6), 726–730 (2004). [CrossRef] |
OCIS Codes
(040.6040) Detectors : Silicon
(130.0130) Integrated optics : Integrated optics
(130.2790) Integrated optics : Guided waves
(230.2090) Optical devices : Electro-optical devices
(250.7360) Optoelectronics : Waveguide modulators
(130.4110) Integrated optics : Modulators
ToC Category:
Integrated Optics
History
Original Manuscript: March 9, 2012
Revised Manuscript: May 21, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: May 21, 2012
Published: May 25, 2012
Citation
Ali Ayazi, Tom Baehr-Jones, Yang Liu, Andy Eu-Jin Lim, and Michael Hochberg, "Linearity of silicon ring modulators for analog optical links," Opt. Express 20, 13115-13122 (2012)
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References
- H. L. R. Lira, S. Manipatruni, and M. Lipson, “Broadband hitless silicon electro-optic switch for on-chip optical networks,” Opt. Express17(25), 22271–22280 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- P. Rabiei and W. H. Steier, “Tunable polymer double micro-ring filters,” Photon. Technol. Lett.15(9), 1255–1257 (2003). [CrossRef]
- Q. Xu, B. Schmidt, S. Pradhan, and M. Lipson, “Micrometre-scale silicon electro-optic modulator,” Nature435(7040), 325–327 (2005). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- F. Y. Gardes, A. Brimont, P. Sanchis, G. Rasigade, D. Marris-Morini, L. O’Faolain, F. Dong, J. M. Fedeli, P. Dumon, L. Vivien, T. F. Krauss, G. T. Reed, and J. Martí, “High-speed modulation of a compact silicon ring resonator based on a reverse-biased pn diode,” Opt. Express17(24), 21986–21991 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- M. Gould, T. Baehr-Jones, R. Ding, S. Huang, J. Luo, A. K.-Y. Jen, J.-M. Fedeli, M. Fournier, and M. Hochberg, “Silicon-polymer hybrid slot waveguide ring-resonator modulator,” Opt. Express19(5), 3952–3961 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- R. A. Minasian, “Photonic signal processing of microwave signals,” IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Tech.54(2), 832–846 (2006). [CrossRef]
- C. H. Cox, E. I. Ackerman, G. E. Betts, and J. L. Prince, “Limits on the performance of RF-over-fiber links and their impact on device design,” IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Tech.54(2), 906–920 (2006). [CrossRef]
- I. Gasulla and J. Capmany, “Analysis of the harmonic and intermodulation distortion in a multimode fiber optic link,” Opt. Express15(15), 9366–9371 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- J. Yao, “Microwave photonics,” J. Lightwave Technol.27(3), 314–335 (2009). [CrossRef]
- W. B. Bridges and J. H. Schaffner, “Distortion in linearized electrooptic modulators,” IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Tech.43(9), 2184–2197 (1995). [CrossRef]
- S. Dubovitsky, W. H. Steier, S. Yegnanarayanan, and B. Jalali, “Analysis and improvement of Mach-Zehnder modulator linearity performance for chirped and tunable optical carriers,” J. Lightwave Technol.20(5), 886–891 (2002). [CrossRef]
- H. Tazawa and W. H. Steier, “Linearity of ring resonator-based electrooptic polymer modulator,” Electron. Lett.41(23), 1297–1298 (2005). [CrossRef]
- T. Ismail, C.-P. Liu, J. E. Mitchell, and A. J. Seeds, “High-dynamic- range wireless-over-fiber link using feed forward linearization,” J. Lightwave Technol.25(11), 3274–3282 (2007). [CrossRef]
- M. Song, L. Zhang, R. G. Beausoleil, and A. E. Willner, “Nonlinear distortion in a silicon microring-based electro-optic modulator for analog optical links,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron.16, 185–191 (2010).
- B. Dingel, A. Prescod, N. Madamopoulos, and R. Madabhushi, “Performance of ring resonator-based linear optical modulator (IMPACC) under Critical Coupling (CC), Over Coupling (OC), and Under Coupling (UC) conditions,” IEEE Photonics Conference (PHO) 260–261 (2011).
- C. Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics, 5th ed.(Wiley), (1976).
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- R. A. Soref and B. R. Bennet, “Electrooptical effects in silicon,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron.23(1), 123–129 (1987). [CrossRef]
- A. Yariv, “Universal relations for coupling of optical power between microresonators and dielectric waveguides,” Electron. Lett.36(4), 321–322 (2000). [CrossRef]
- J. E. Heebner, V. Wong, A. Schweinsberg, R. W. Boyd, and D. J. Jackson, “Optical transmission characteristics of fiber ring resonators,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron.40(6), 726–730 (2004). [CrossRef]
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