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A CMOS-compatible Franz-Keldysh effect plasmonic modulator

S. OlivierLaurent VivienT. BernadinJ. C. WeeberNicolas AbadiaDelphine Marris-morini

subject

PhysicsOpticsPower demandbusiness.industryPower consumptionModulationElectro-optic modulatorOptoelectronicsbusinessFranz–Keldysh effectPlasmonCmos compatible

description

We present a design of an optimized CMOS-compatible germanium-on-silicon Franz-Keldysh effect plasmonic modulator. Its length is below 30 μm and the modulator operates at −3V. It features a power consumption as low as 20 fJ/bit.

https://doi.org/10.1109/group4.2014.6962021