Graphene-silicon phase modulators with gigahertz bandwidth

V. Sorianello; M. Midrio; G. Contestabile; I. Asselberghs; J. Van Campenhout; C. Huyghebaert; I. Goykhman; A. K. Ott; A. C. Ferrari; M. Romagnoli

doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-017-0071-6

Graphene-silicon phase modulators with gigahertz bandwidth

V. Sorianello, M. Midrio, G. Contestabile, I. Asselberghs, J. Van Campenhout, C. Huyghebaert, I. Goykhman, A. K. Ott, A. C. Ferrari, M. Romagnoli

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The modulator is a key component in optical communications. Several graphene-based amplitude modulators have been reported based on electro-absorption. However, graphene phase modulators (GPMs) are necessary for functions such as applying complex modulation formats or making switches or phased arrays. Here, we present a 10 Gb s^-1 GPM integrated in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer configuration. This is a compact device based on a graphene-insulator-silicon capacitor, with a phase-shifter length of 300 μm and extinction ratio of 35 dB. The GPM has a modulation efficiency of 0.28 V cm at 1,550 nm. It has 5 GHz electro-optical bandwidth and operates at 10 Gb s^-1 with 2 V peak-to-peak driving voltage in a push-pull configuration for binary transmission of a non-return-to-zero data stream over 50 km of single-mode fibre. This device is the key building block for graphene-based integrated photonics, enabling compact and energy-efficient hybrid graphene-silicon modulators for telecom, datacom and other applications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	40-44
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nature Photonics
Volume	12
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-017-0071-6
State	Published - 1 Jan 2018
Externally published	Yes

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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