40Gbit/s optical modulator demonstrated in silicon
In addition to the 40Gb/s modulator, HELIOS partners are building the fabrication supply chain through several other complex photonic ICs that address a variety of industrial needs, including a 16×10 Gb/s transceiver, a photonic QAM-10Gb/s wireless transmission system and a mixed-analog and digital-transceiver module for multifunction antennas.
Designed and characterized by staff in the Silicon Photonics Group at the Advanced Technology Institute, University of Surrey, UK, the modulator circuit was fabricated in a CMOS-compatible process by Leti, which is coordinating the project. HELIOS partners will present the results at the 8th International Conference on Group IV Photonics in London, Sept. 14-16.
CMOS photonics may lead to low-cost solutions for a range of applications such as optical communications, optical interconnections between semiconductor chips and circuit boards, optical signal processing, optical sensing, and biological applications.
Visit the HELIOS Project website at www.helios-project.eu
Visit CEA-Leti at www.leti.fr
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