Output details
13 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials
University of Southampton
High contrast 40Gbit/s optical modulation in silicon
Significance of output:
Reports the first experimental silicon modulator to demonstrate high extinction ratio at 40Gbit/s (world-record performance), demonstrating viable high data rate modulation in silicon. Experimental verification of Reed’s previous publication and patent (first design of reverse-biased pn-junction modulators in silicon). Accepted as the standard design method for silicon modulators. Resulted from €8M funding to a European consortium in the flagship silicon photonics project (“HELIOS” FP7–224312 1/5/2008–31/11/12). This output was identified by the Optical Society of America (via Web of Science) as among the top 20 most cited papers in Optics Express in 2-years ending April 2013.
